Welcome to week five (5) of the re-opening of Writer’s Island. This week will mark the beginning of the 2nd month back on the Island. It has been great seeing so many of our Islanders, former and new, coming ashore to share their writing.
Remember, new prompt(s) every Saturday, and to make it easy this time around, when what you’ve written is ready to read by the other Islanders, just post your link right here at the bottom of this post — no waiting, no looking for a different place to post your link, and you can leave a comment as a part of your posted link. You can now also reply directly to any other comment.
••> For the 5th re-opening celebration prompt we are going to have a special prompt, inspired by the long-running movie playing here on Writer’s Island, over at the Island Sun Cinema. This will be our first Matinée Muse prompt since returning to the Island.
The prompt this week is: BLIND SIDE, from the movie of the same name…
• Perhaps someone, or something, or someplace just caught you completely by surprise. • Or something happened that you never saw coming. • Or you made something happen or created a situation that was a complete surprise to others. • Or maybe you are inspired by the human interest story of the movie — • unexpected opportunity for someone, • greatness coming from an unexpected place, • or unexpected manifest compassion. • Or….
Tell us in your words (poem, prose, flash fiction) the why, who, what, where, when, or how regarding the unexpected — whatever moves you to write. Maybe it includes a visual response? It’s your thing — so do wha’cha wanna…
Relax, respond to the prompt when you’re ready — or just leave a comment to say hi! Again, welcome back to the the Island. I’m going to go toss the football with some of the Islanders. Come on with us, or go have yourself a nice cool drink of choice, and let’s all enjoy!!! 
Ever wondered why…? WITHOUT REASON
First to the shore this time San, very cool…
A little time on the island is always a great sight!
On Seeing Blindness
Indeed Gemma, a little time on the Island makes the world look better…
Nice to come from our cold wet island to your tropical one. Here is my link
http://dutchcorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-could-you.html
Well, leave the cold and the wet behind for a time Marja — and warm your feet in the nice white sand…
Nice to hop from our wet cold island to your nice tropical one. here is my link
http://dutchcorner.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-could-you.html
So nice, you came ashore twice did you Marja — no problem, we love to see ya…
Thanks for this. I haven’t written off prompts in a month, forgot how good they were for me.
Don’t have a title for this, but a(nother) moment from my heart surgery; some people in my life have complained I am too much about it.
http://novaheart.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/52910-poem-writers-island-prompt-5/
Lawrence – when we come that intimately in touch with our mortality, the temporal essence of it all — it impacts us deeply… thank you for sharing.
I had a near-fatal heart attack, followed by surgery — I understand, as I’m certain, do other Islanders for their own reasons…
Hi and I am here with a post to this cool prompt
Thanks!
http://flaubert-poetrywithme.blogspot.com/2010/05/it-could-of-been-apple-tree-writers.html
Cool prompt, cool breezes — cool Pamela…
You’ll find mine here:
http://beyondtheblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/totalitarianism
Enjoy.
Thank you Anthony…
Prose for a change, here: http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com/
Cool Viv, can’t wait to read your prose…
I have not seen the movie, but while walking around the beach here on the island, I thought of a gift that really blindsided me….
http://mypoeticlicense.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/three-blue-boxes/
- Dina
Dina – that’s perfect, the movie is just the prompt for the prompt…
I think this might be the last time I try a Ghazal, I’m not sure I’ve got the knack of them.
http://nothinghypothetical.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/the-same/
Will be cool to read this though David…
Thanks for the prompt.
Here’s mine: http://nicolabatty.blogspot.com/2010/05/writers-island-4.html
My pleasure Nicola, thank you for sharing…
It went another way:
http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2010/05/sky-as-my-canvas-of-thoughts.html
We will follow it wherever it went Gautami…
Now where did my comment go?
http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2010/05/sky-as-my-canvas-of-thoughts.html
It’s right here, diggin’ the warm sunshine of the Island…
thanks for prompt Rob….here is mine at
http://waynepitchko.blogspot.com/2010/05/blind-side.html
No need to thank me Wayne, it is my pleasure…
My piece is a memoir this week.
http://bozone-bw.blogspot.com/2010/05/blindsided-by-hopper.html
I really like memoirs Brenda, thanks for bringing this ashore…
Here’s my take on this week’s prompt:
http://lindagoin.com/2010/blindsided-by-convenience.html
Thank you Linda…
I fell in my garage this weekend and hurt my shoulder badly. I am having a tough time sitting at my computer and typing, so I may have to postpone writing a new piece of poetry in response to this week’s prompt… ;(
Poor Rob – I hope you’re getting treatment which makes you better very very soon. We can’t do without your poetry or without prompts.
ViV
Prompts have been pre-loaded in advance for automatic ‘on-time’ publishing through first week of July, so the flow of prompts is secure into the near future. However, this reply here is about as much “one-finger” typing as I can endure for even a short period, so my personal ‘new’ poetry output will slow for a short while – but i do have some significantly complete archived drafts I may be able to call upon…
Hope you are feeling better soon, Rob!
Thank you Dee — I’m tuff…
Good heavens, Rob — here’s to a speedy recovery!
Thanks Linda, I’m a tuff ol’bird — already starting to feel better… but still can’t swing my golf clubs… ;( ;(
http://www.delenemartin.com/2010/05/31/blindside/
Dee…
Sorry to hear about your hurt shoulder Rob. Hope you feel better soon. Is there a nurse on the island?
I did a combined response to yours and WWP. I am also running thin…on poems.
doorway to a poem is a dam
Thank you Irene…
Food And Spirits at Scrambled, Not Fried
Hi Ron…
Here is my poem for the prompt – http://umaathreya.blogsome.com/2010/06/02/it-never-stops-to-surprise-me/
Uma…
Here is mine
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Hi Melanie…
Couldn’t get into being blindsided this week….so,
Do raindrops remember
Gonna check out those raindrops Donald, nice to see you on the Island…
Sorry first time didn’t work….
MY POEM
Melanie
One more time.
My Poem
I fixed this particular link for you Melanie, so now it works…
Here’s mine:
http://whimsygizmo.wordpress.com/2010/06/03/leeward/
Hi De…
Finally got to a prompt…though I guess it’s a bit late.
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http://rrosenchang.blogspot.com
It is never too late Robin…