I cringe at the horizon that gives me pause as I sit on a crescent ledge and stew over the possibilities. There be giant monsters here. I only need to travel a short distance, but the terrain from when I last visited this place has changed. The comfort of the familiar, now replaced by the exotic of a new clime. Longanimity among my kind has made me tough, but cautious. I know how dangerous it can be, but I will not let fear be the pasty jailer that holds me back. Belatedly, I remember I was out in the open while my mind filtered through various strategies when the world vibrates in sound and a rapidly approaching darkness looms over head.
I’ve been seen by one of the giants that roam here. Death is all but a certainty when afflatus strikes and I make a run across the emerald landscape for the crevice ahead. The blast of air that propels me toward my goal is only equal in terror to the noise of the impact narrowly missing where I just stood. I skitter into the narrow space between counter and the oven, hearing the giant bellow in frustration as I drop out of reach.
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Yes, this from the view of the cockroach.
I fully bless (blame?) the Wordle graphic for the inspiration.
Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie | Weekly Wordle #145
Crescent, Exotic, Ledge, Longanimity, Filter, Stew, Pasty, Afflatus, Emerald, Jailer, Cringe, Noise
Use at least 10 of the words to create a story or poem. The words can appear in an alternate form, in any order that you like.
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Nice view from the perspective of that cockroach.
I love the perspective! Very original and very entertaining
This was FABULOUS. I liked how you used the word cloud as your inspiration here. And what I love about it (well, ONE of the things I love) is how you were able to put aside all of your skeevy feelings about cockroaches and give us something that really was sympathetic to their point of view. Now I have two rabbit holes to go down: 1) to find out what “afflatus” means, and 2) to chase down the source of that Wordle. =)
Post-script: 1) afflatus is the PERFECT word there. 2) The link to the wordle is no longer good. 3) which now REALLY makes me wonder how the words got to that wordle in the first place.
Sigh. The mysteries of life, I suppose.
I have no idea who chooses the words. I do know the shapes are a version of a word cloud. Here’s the site: https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2021/04/05/wordle-235/
Thanks! Muse couldn’t resist taking the view of the underbug. LOL