leanwellback: link's hand with the triforce of courage glowing (loz- for better days to come)
so, uhhh, again... I have been very remiss with doing these recaps myself but you can catch up on what's been happening thanks to ria [personal profile] yarnofariadne either here on dreamwidth or on pillowfort. I believe this was session 62? thereabouts anyway. last one I wrote for was 48. oof.

anyway! ria hasn't had time this week and also correctly said that an objective recap of this session, rather than the editorial from pom's perspective, is probably useful to have so let's give it a whirl.

last we left off... )
leanwellback: animated shot of the pont notre-dame in paris at night (film- a universe whole and entire)
[community profile] sunshine_revival Challenge #2

Tunnel of Love
Creative: Write a love poem to anyone or anything you like


so I mentioned I had done this one but was holding off posting it because it was for D&D. well, it came up in yesterday's session so now I can share it :D

for some context, this is my legend of zelda based campaign. [personal profile] shadowhive's character, a zora druid named ahno, has had an ongoing clueless academics flirting thing going on for a while with an npc, shad (the twilight princess character but reworked for my purposes), and we're about to have a gala at hyrule castle so I had shad follow some info he got about zora courtship rituals from our other zora pc.

one of the things forte mentioned was that zora will write or perform love songs for each other. shad is very much an academic and not a musician, so I had him present ahno with a translation of an ancient love poem he had found. of course I realised that meant I then had to write the love poem, but hey ho. in game I said it was a love poem written by a river zora who fell in love with a sea zora. shad is hylian, so the metaphor for people from two different places coming together held up.

I'm going to post a screenshot because it is specifically formatted and I'm not savvy enough to copy it over correctly on here, but I will transcribe it below.



estuary )
leanwellback: miles morales falling up into the skyline of nyc (film- i'm the master of my sea)
[community profile] sunshine_revival challenge #4

Fun House
Creative: Write from the perspective of a house or other location.


I decided to write a poem, because that's my go to for creative writing.

Psychometry

These bricks hold so much within
Not just space but time as well
The lives I've housed all leave their marks --
Some like freckles, some like scars

I've witnessed love, I've sutured loss
I've kept out danger and bottled up regret
These emotions coat my rooms like fresh paint,
Or fester beneath the surface like mould

Listen closely and you might hear
Echoes of the moments I've been fed,
From first steps to last breaths --
Every house is haunted in the end.

"If walls could talk", the saying goes;
No words I speak but my stone still knows
leanwellback: artwork of a hare running past a pear tree (stock- throw your worries down)
I'm skipping ahead in [community profile] sunshine_revival for now! as mentioned I have completed challenge #2 but I can't post it yet because I'm using it in D&D and don't want my players who follow me to see it before it comes up in session. which could happen today!! but we'll see how it goes lol.

Challenge #3
Creative prompt: Draw art of or make graphics of summer foods, or post your favorite summer recipes. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I love food and cooking! when it comes to recipes I'm more of the sorcerer class rather than wizard; I just do what feels right rather than consulting a spellbook recipe book. I will use recipes as a jumping off point though and then just adapt as I see fit or once I've made it a couple of times and feel confident enough to play around. when I think of summer foods my mind goes straight to fruits: strawberries and cherries in particular, but I also love the fresh zesty taste of citrus fruits when it's really hot out. all my favourite summery cocktails are citrusy in nature.

I'm making slow cooker lemon chicken for dinner today and that feels like a good summery meal so I'll share that one. as I said, I'm very improvisational with recipes so this more guidelines; do what you will with it!

lemon chicken )
leanwellback: chris pine as edgin the bard in the d&d movie, playing a lute (film- bards in charge)
[community profile] sunshine_revival challenge #1
Creative Prompt: Shine a light on your own creativity. Create anything you want (an image, an icon, a story, a poem, or a craft) and share it with your community. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

we went on a lovely photography walk with the local queer group on saturday and I figured I could use photography to fill this challenge. I don't consider myself a photographer by any means, and wouldn't typically think to list it as a hobby but I do love taking pictures. I like to record moments and memories, but also just try to find interesting perspectives and capture things I think are beautiful. below the cut are some photos from saturday along with some others I've taken in the last year or so.

take a picture, it'll last longer )

there's some more photos over on my pillowfort account if you're interested. feel free to follow me if you're over there too. we're going away in a couple of weeks -- meeting alex in london to split the week between there and canterbury, then we're all coming back here for a couple of days before heading over to stay with alex in germany for a bit -- so I'm sure there'll be plenty of photos being taken and shared :D

oh, and I do have something written for challenge #2 already, but it's also for D&D purposes so I can't share it just yet!
leanwellback: miles morales falling up into the skyline of nyc (film- i'm the master of my sea)
what is an ending
except for the beginning
of something diff'rent?

*

I made it! 29 poems rather than 30 since I combined two prompts but it still counts and I'm very proud of myself for getting through it on time. I hope you've enjoyed reading these ♥
leanwellback: sheik holding up his hand revealing the triforce of wisdom (loz- the secret inside of you)
I don't remember much of my childhood
The earliest years are especially a blur
Mostly I think it's just pictures I've painted
From other people's words and memories
Until any images that were my own are covered

Still I do have some flashes that I know are just mine -
Putting a rolled up sock down my pants just to see
Hiding all of my long hair up inside a backwards cap
And smiling at my reflection in recognition of something
With the same bright eyes that look back from the mirror now

I'm not skilled enough to restore the pictures of the past
But the future is a blank canvas and I can hand the palette over
To that kid with the bright, burning eyes
And paint some new images, new memories
That no one else will cover up
leanwellback: daniel sitting on the edge of the bed, exhausted, armand lying in bed watching him (vc- second hand smoke)
I never say tired when I mean sleepy
a habit I picked up from you
when you said you were too tired
it wasn't something a good night's sleep
would fix

tired wasn't a big enough word for it
fatigue came closer, chronic dressed it up
syndrome made it clinical, made it official
but three little letters
couldn't capture it

the way it hung over every single day
choosing where you could place your energy
and what you had to give up or let slide
yet your illness never defined you
you defied it

it had you in its grasp for half of your too short life
but you were indomitable, you would not sink
and the thing you felt more than pain, more than fatigue
more than anything
was love
leanwellback: aurora and philip waltzing next to a lake, reflected in the water (film- once upon a dream)
I've heard people say
that ballet is inaccessible
that it's pretentious or elite
but what could be more simple, more primal
than bodies coming together
just music and movement
no need for words to sell a connection
between two people
when they flow with such ease
perfectly in sync
show, don't tell
jump, and I'll catch you
we move as one


*

I fell behind in typical adhd fashion of losing steam at the end of a project, but I'm determined to get these last few done! we're back in the UK and I'm back at work on thursday. it's been nice to just have a few days to chill and catch up with things at home. I've been cleaning the flat and started replaying oblivion because all the chat around the remaster made me nostalgic for it. I did stream it for nearly four hours on twitch today. I'm likely gonna play and stream it again tomorrow afternoon for a few hours if anyone's around and wants to hang out, I'm leanwellback over there too.
leanwellback: don, kathy and cosmo linking arms and dancing (film- sunbeams will soon smile through)
when he died, the thought crossed my mind
"who's going to love me now?"
he was my world and I was his
and the world ended when I was just twenty five

it's twelve years on and he's been gone
longer than we were together
longer than we knew each other's names

and to think I have not just another
but another two
with whom I want to spend my days
and who love me just as hard

I wish I could show me back then
all the love that's still waiting in the world
but I doubt he'd believe it
leanwellback: ash falling over and flailing (animated) (toons- steer by gesturing wildly)
Alright, I need to get this
Done today. it shouldn't take long -
Hour or two at most if I don't get
Distracted.

Almost forgot, I better start the laundry first
Don't want to leave that too late to
Hang it outside while it's good
Drying weather. Right. I'll just grab a drink.

Ah shit, I don't have anything in for
Dinner. I should run to the shop now or I'll be
Hungry when I go and end up buying stuff I
Don't need.

And now I can get started on this. I got
Delayed but that's fine. Oh wait, the clothes need
Hanging out still, I'll just
Do that first

And then start this - oh hello new
Discord notification. I'll just clear that and -
Hahahaha that's so funny I need to share with my
D&D group immediately, they'll love it

Actually can we talk about our next game? That
Druid we met in the tavern is definitely
Hiding something I think I could maybe use
Disguise Self and try to follow him.

Already 4pm?
Dude.
How the fuck
Did that happen?
leanwellback: don, kathy and cosmo linking arms and dancing (film- sunbeams will soon smile through)
what a joy it is
to have time to do nothing
with people you love
leanwellback: two young boys in chitons amidst greek steps and columns (film- it was most tranquil)
The charred remains of a cathedral
With broken glass and flames filling the nave
And the words "Gott ist tot"
The exhibit has models for centuries of philosophy
Visual aids to help you grasp the schools of thought
I can't help but wonder why
Nihilism gets so striking a model
But there's nothing for the existentialists
Who oppose the defeatism
The idea that only faith in a higher power
or eventual reward would drive us to good
That nothing we do matters
That the world is inherently broken

In wondering what the existential model would look like
I think of Simone de Beauvoir's grave in Montparnasse
Covered with lipstick kiss marks
And the philosophy that says
You have a choice
And every day you can
Choose
To be better
To do good
To be the change you want to see in the world
The cathedral may be burning
But you can look for water
leanwellback: enjolras (lower half of face and shoulder) (film- we all want to change the world)
the knackermen used to come
to clear away dead or dying animals
the sick and injured
they'd take the carcasses
and turn them into something else
that they could sell
and burn whatever was left over
now the knacker's yard
is the palace at parliament
picking off the old and sick
the weak and hurting, those deemed
unfit for human consumption
they render our bodies
for profit
leanwellback: dean on the laptop (spn- this is a job for ...THE INTERNETS!)
there's something so satisfying about a button
something you can push and feel it give
and know you've initiated
a process
tapping a screen just isn't the same
it's hard and unyielding
give me back the buttons
give me knobs and dials and switches
then maybe we'd have an easier time
turning things
off
leanwellback: crowley sitting in an ornate chair looking pensively off to the left (go- kyrie eleison)
It used to be going back home,
but then home changed where it was
and who it was.
Now I'm only visiting,
just passing through,
touching base with people who remember
a version of me
that no longer exists --
who rarely come to see
what my life looks like now.
The line between love and obligation
gets harder to define,
and those 179 miles of distance
make it blurrier with each year.
Now travelling 600 miles further,
to go where another piece of my heart is,
feels more like being home
than going back
to where I came from.
leanwellback: louis standing in the crypt of the theatre des vampires while it burns, holding a scythe (vc- merciful death)
the letter came too late
a gasp of fear scribbled in the night
sent out in search of comfort
from the arms that had brushed away
so many bad dreams
in years gone by
the fires burned faster than I could ride
it came too late to hold you again
to whisper comforting lies
as the village was razed to the ground
the smoke and embers that remained caught
my broken heart
and set my anger ablaze
I will bide my time
I will stoke my vengeance
I will keep the home fire burning in my chest
until it engulfs
the one who snuffed out
the light of my life

***

a day late with this one. it was a sleepy feeling day yesterday. alex and I went to the gym late morning and then we went for a board game afternoon/evening with one of his friends and then I had to do circuits pacing the flat to get my steps in for the day lmao. anyway, brain was not happening for poetry last night but here we go. fully just pulled this from cadmus, my fire genasi paladin in alex's d&d campaign.
leanwellback: trees in a misty forest with a mossy floor (stock- to lose my mind and find my soul)
the woodland held audience today,
calling me to come and bear witness
to its majesty.
the birds heralded the morning,
the hushed chatter of water
underscoring their chorus,
as the river glided by
with diamonds sparkling
upon its slender neck.
the air was fragrant, perfumed
with apple blossom and honeysuckle.
I weaved between the slender trees
delicately dancing across dappled leaves
and when I stopped to bask
in the stillness
awed by the arbors, bowing to each bough,
a passing cloud curtsied with the breeze
and the sun came forth,
crowning the canopy with golden light
leanwellback: steve straining to hold up his shield against an attack (film- hold the line)
the darkness comes to quell the light within
and turn your bright heart into cold, hard stone.
you must go on living, don't let them win

they'll tell you your existence is a sin
and cast you out to perish or atone.
the darkness comes to quell the light within

they would see your soul withered, paper thin,
'til you're down with the worms; nothing but bone.
you must go on living, don't let them win

they want you to stop before you begin,
to recage the ones who've already flown.
the darkness comes to quell the light within

but you are the angel dancing on a pin,
you are the star that will not be outshone!
you must go on living, don't let them win

don't ask, just tell them: we have always been,
remember that you are never alone.
when darkness comes to quell the light within
you must go on living, don't let them win

*

I had planned on doing something macabre for today's prompt when I first saw it, but given the latest bullshit in my country, I decided to go defiant instead. fuck TERFs and all the nazi scum they run with. have a villanelle about it.
leanwellback: shot from pride & prejudice 2005, lizzie sat below a tree (film- out here in the fields)
I took a photo of you once
We were in an art gallery
One of our first trips together
You stopped to look at a painting
A still life
A vase full of flowers
You paused mid motion, one foot still out
Delicately pointed
Years of dance lending you effortless grace
The gold of your jumper matched the frame
Your wine red leggings mirrored in the painted petals
So elegant and beautiful
Poised
Like the elegant stems in the image you studied
As I studied you and captured my own still life

*

we're currently sitting in frankfurt airport, waiting for our connection. triad spring break starts soooon ❤️

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