Year End Prompt: Refracted Reflections & Wishful Dreaming

Paper Poetry Prompt #7

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Hi Everyone,

We hope you are safe and well. Thank you so much for being with Paper Poetry and to everyone who contributed a brilliant poem and work of art to the last prompt — ‘Obstacles or fences.’

Two incredible content from Carolyn Hastings and Melissa Bee are the winners for prompt# 6. And, like our previous tradition, Carolyn and Melissa have selected their chosen themes for the year end prompt. Thanks to both fellow writers for suggesting the unique themes for yours to discover and contribute at your convenience.

Photo by Bruno Thethe on Unsplash, Photo by Javardh on Unsplash, merged together for the theme, edited by the author

Theme: Refracted Reflections

According to Merriam-Webster, refraction is,
deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different,
or,
the change in the apparent position of a celestial body due to the bending of the light rays emanating from it as they pass through the atmosphere.

Theme: Wishful Dreaming

According to Merriam-Webster,
wishful means, expressive of a wish, or, having a wish or, according to wishes rather than reality;
and,
dreaming means a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep, an experience of waking life having the characteristics of a dream.
(Source: Merriam-Webster)

The flow is up to you. Write a poem or note based on the above themes, portrayed by your own thoughts and interpretations on the themes.

Prompt period: November 30th, 2020 to December 11th, 2020

Marking the prompt: Please add ‘Paper Poetry Prompt#7’ in the subtitle or kicker. You have to tag the following term, ‘PPPPrompt7’, in your content tag.

Thank you once again for your support, guidance, and contributions.

Best regards,
Suntonu & Melissa
Editors of Paper Poetry