Holiday Beats, Sparking: Paper Poetry Digest #7
By: Suntonu Bhadra
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Holiday Beats, Sparking: Paper Poetry Digest #7

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Hello Fellow Readers, Writers, and Supporters,

I hope you all are doing great at your end.

Holiday vibes are gradually tuning in at this part of the year, possibly a restricted yet long-awaited holiday time. It is limited because most of us will not spend the time with our family and friends like the previous years we used to due to the pandemic. Yet, it is the time to sparkle your mind with love and care for your nearest ones, so distance can’t keep the emotions apart. And, we all know by now, we need love and care more than ever.

‘Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.’

- Edna Ferber

We are grateful for your love, support, and contributions to Paper Poetry. Your words inspire us; your thoughts take us on a journey; your contributions make us better and bigger. Thank you for being with Paper Poetry on this journey.

By the way, Paper Poetry is now supported by 300+ fellow readers and writers. Thank you.

Holiday Greetings Card

Conveying greetings in our own words, always marks the moments special. And, a crafted card with our words conveys a greater meaning of personal touch to our nearest and dearest ones. So, I thought that it would be a great gesture to convey our greetings to all our fellow readers and writers with our holiday greetings. And, on that part, we will be including a section for holiday greetings cards on our home-page.

You can draw or design in paper/board/doodle, put your greetings word for your family, friends, fellow readers, and writers of Medium and submit it with the picture to us with the tag, ‘Holiday Greetings.’

You do not have to write a poem or story; the greetings card with your words will be the content we will be displayed in that section. So, let’s bring our sparks on the paper to convey the greetings and love we want to spread and share with all.

‘Weekend Selects’ from the archive

Relentless by Zachary Burres

My permanent address by Somsubhra Banerjee

Stalking A Stalker by Paroma Sen

The World Before Us by Maryjo Bautista

Crushed by Anu Anniah

Published contents (between November 28— December 11, 2020)

Kisses of Silver by Carolyn Hastings

Coming Home by Trista Ainsworth

Candle Voices by Francine Fallara

The Siren by Mia Verita

One With Nature by Thalia Dunn

Honoring The Duality by Upasana Sharma

To End With This by Javier Ortega-Araiza

Mississippi River, For the Great Lakes by Megan Nicole Morgan

Threads of Time by Amy Marley

Short-form stories by Suntonu Bhadra

The Weight Of Anxiety, To Be Words by Priyanka Srivastava

Poets, by Dana Sanford

A Letter To, by Daniel A. Teo

Senses Eagerly and Long, Colors Painted on My Future Song by Jacobo the First

Kisses of Gold by Era Garg

Paper Poetry Prompt#7 update

Picture by the writer using Paper Poetry logo, used on the Prompt Announcement

Time-period: November 30— December 11, 2020.

Prompt Contents

Crystalline Dreams by Era Garg

People Are Prisms Reflecting Hopes and Dreams by Mia Verita

Castles in the Air** by Dr. Fatima Imam

Wonder Glow by Melissa Bee

Do You See? by Melissa Speed

Where Dreams Take Me by Thalia Dunn

Celestial by James G Brennan

Silver and Gold in My Life by Dr. Preeti Singh

Unbelonging by Carolyn Hastings

Before We See It by Trista Ainsworth

Moon, Wherever by Toni Crowe

Oh, To Dance On My Toes by Jenine Bsharah Baines

Refracted Reflections by Indubala Kachhawa

And, the prompt# champion words are:

I look at you straight ahead as you strive to get to me,

refraction becomes intense, yet you never give up

constantly bending for my joyful observation

until density of cloud has its wicked way with you,

ruining our unison, you and your shimmering light,

me with wonder and admiration.

‘Celestial’ by James G Brennan

Congratulations, James.

James will select the first prompt of 2021, which we will announce on a separate note.

‘My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others.’

- Bob Hope

May the holiday season brings us joy and happiness to face the challenges around and proceed to the upcoming days with our heads high and our minds filled with positive energy.

Best.

Suntonu Bhadra.

▪ Paper Poetry Editors: Melissa Bee, Suntonu Bhadra