http://slow.writerscafe.org/gbostic5 The original writings of author G. K. Bostic en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775985536 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 A Sonnet inspired by recent travels http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/1034961/ "you have to love something before you can hate it." --Nicholas Sparks http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/742790/                          Did you even ask her name?Or was this prostitute, your lady of the night…    Naught but a .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/737580/ Acrostic from picture prompt http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/736167/ A Swap Quatrain http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/732805/                      So many angry wordsAre shouted through tears intoEars of innocence in miniature mortal,Through portals, to the core of Met.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/728253/ Challenge: Write a one-sentence 40 line poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/709487/ Written for the Day 7 NaPoWriMo prompt http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/706308/ Day 7 April PAD Prompt: What if... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/706119/ For April P-A-D prompt: "Don't blank blank" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/705366/ A single life lived quietlyIs barely one of note,And yet perhaps a mark’s been madeBy time upon this earthTaking the Way of the Peaceful WarriorFighting the war of abuseReaching a hand to the desperate whoSuffer the Weight of Silence.While the Other Side of Me Raised a Band of Brothers Who gre.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/703694/ Prompt from Carry On Tuesday http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/701635/ A word list poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/700746/ I must speak(a villanelle) Ethereal sphere, my heart inspireWith words that help the mind migrate,For I must speak of my desire. With pen in hand at escritoire,The virgin page I contemplate...Ethereal sphere, my heart inspire. This depth of feeling will require.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/698931/ Blue, soft wordsspoken in pianissimo,chords of melancholy madness,pain, drumming in my earswith messagesI wouldn't hear,crescendo of heartbreakbring deafening dissonanceof crashing hopes....    assimilated dreams        fading int.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/698926/ Her story toldof a love so strong..She reached, and he was gone.No explanationto fill the blanks..just emptinesswhere once he dwelt.Heavy stepstrod through empty rooms,gone their dance,in a tranceof mystery,"Where is he?"Gentle knock upon the door..mystery no moreas Uniformed facecan't hide demise.V.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/696483/ A short story... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/695673/                       Food in abundanceno more in ravaged Japanrazed by tsunami  G. K. Bostic - 3/15/11 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/694252/ A tribute to Richard Bloch http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/693078/ This is my attempt at our MuSe's challenge at Hair of the Dog. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/691445/ My son is home and thoughts led to this tanka. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/690993/ OTina http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/690404/ For a prompt http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/686251/ Word list: task, build, why, shadowed, dare, feel http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/685187/                      (The one on the right with the dark glasses is my son, John.)  If I could have one wish todayT’would be for.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/679639/ Written for Writer's Island Prompt #7 for 2011: Epiphany http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/679079/                       I wonder as I gaze upon my lifeHow I could be so blessed and have such love.The early years had many a painful night.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/677602/                             Between the dark and the daylight,Meandering through the haze of a dream,T.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/674036/                     Morning illusionBetween sleep and wakefulnessUnreal melodySong of the night now departsLeaving dawn of confusion http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/673480/               Silence Silence surrounds her,Deafening silence.   No sound of a car, no garage door opening,   No little girl’s voice shattering silence,With .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/671954/                      Sable sky lightens with sun’s sloth-likeEntrance into dawn,And with it comes wakening awarenessAnd recall of heartbrea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/671231/ Car packed for the beach, we were setBut boredom was never a threatKids sang lots of songsThey sang loud and longTil Mommy said, “Please, are we there yet?” http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/670666/ Thought I'd try 'stream of consciousness' and this is the outcome. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/670094/ My attempt at a Pantoum using a prompt http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/669220/ This is my attempt at a triolet. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/669021/                 You come               for meand I see        &nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/668199/ Once upon a time there was a boy with a dragon tattoo. Ah, but this is no fairy tale.... The darkness enveloped him like a shadow devouring his maker. All he could hear was the roar of his breath and thunder of his heartbeat.  He strained to hear any other sound, but if there wa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/666985/ Written in early spring as I gazed at the beautiful world awakening http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/666154/ The patientliesupon the bedin darknessempty and alone. The nurse ischecking chartsandwill not seeher slowing breaths. Then silence comesasheartbeat stopsits work. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/665708/ Thinking of nightsin his armscovered with droplets of passion,no regrets. A catcher of heartsin a seeking gametailored to his needs,he tinkered with her fragile being.  Yet she saw him not as a userbut pressed the memory scentof rose gardenin her haunting dr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/665201/                    Reason for being..Need's desire for one to love..Multiplied by three.   http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/664023/                     Sun bids us farewellFalling into water's endLeaving after glow. gkb      http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/663828/ Inspired by an image http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/663238/ A quite personal one about my childhood http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/662255/ As clouds above yield dreary days belowWhile high above the sunlight fills the skySo just beyond the stormy clouds we flyTo places never seen our spirits go. The brilliance of your love thou doth bestowIt carries passion's pleasures on a sighThat speaks of secret answers owning wh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/661708/ I wrote this after Columbine when I couldn't get the horror of it out of my mind. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/660704/ While sitting on a hilltop all alone, I gaze on lemon fields of loveliness, And memory sweeps back in time to see Chronology of journey's path repressed. I count the words they drilled into my head, The proof of my stupidity impressed... My self-esteem fell lower 'til I left And walk.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/659856/                 Gently touch me  kissing my breath away,  show me the way  to heaven's door  holding my eyes  with yours.  Tenderly .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/658272/                        OUT OF THE STORMCHAPTER 1 Another disappointment - Always desperate to be in a relationship Greta is .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/658063/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbostic5/658060/