Writing prompt for issue 13.3
Time for a quiet autumn stroll in the park while we assemble tinywords 13.3.
Okay, this issue’s photo prompt is from New York City’s Central Park so you’re going to have to create your own quiet. The image, courtesy of photographer Bryan Schorn, is of the iconic Gapstow Bridge which gaps the narrow neck of the Pond at 59th Street in Manhattan. Built in 1874, this graceful bridge is worthy of a poem or two.
So, add your best effort to our comment box below. A small poem inspired by anything you see in this image. We will consider the best of the best for inclusion in tinywords 13.3. We will also continue to accept regular submissions through October 20th at our Submit page.
October 18th, 2013 at 11:01 am
puzzle box image
a missing piece
falls
October 18th, 2013 at 11:13 am
reflection
seeing,
and not seeing
October 18th, 2013 at 11:20 am
autumn shadows
evanescent penumbra
lunar eclipse
October 18th, 2013 at 11:22 am
unfinished landscape…
missing the clouds
and sky
October 18th, 2013 at 11:26 am
Skyscrapers
turned upside down
by the small pond
October 18th, 2013 at 11:46 am
bridging city
to nature, the stillness
in between
October 18th, 2013 at 11:46 am
twinge in my hip
my personal autumn
walking faster
October 18th, 2013 at 11:51 am
the old bridge
in this big city . . .
footprints through time
October 18th, 2013 at 11:55 am
crossing over
more than happy
to not take it with me
October 18th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
park bridge
my child checks
for trolls
October 19th, 2013 at 12:47 am
:)
October 18th, 2013 at 12:07 pm
still waters
highlighted
beneath the bridge
October 18th, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Nature's flourish eclipses
manmade tinkerings
October 22nd, 2013 at 6:51 am
Should have three lines – computer glitch or author return key error (more likely!):
Nature's flourish
eclipses
manmade tinkerings
October 18th, 2013 at 12:18 pm
Walking to autumn
Crossing the seasons
Leaves flow brightly, bye
October 19th, 2013 at 12:03 pm
The journey
carries us over
ourselves
October 18th, 2013 at 12:23 pm
stone bridge
embraced by ruska
above and below
October 18th, 2013 at 12:29 pm
afternoon
threads
an opening
October 18th, 2013 at 12:35 pm
bridge to nowhere
turn around
bridge to nowhere
October 19th, 2013 at 11:59 am
mystery always
catches my eye
leads me somewhere
October 18th, 2013 at 12:57 pm
city reflections
colorful leaves hide
all the gray
October 18th, 2013 at 1:10 pm
autumn
as far as one can see
floating leaves
October 18th, 2013 at 1:30 pm
that bridge in midtown
holding hands we didn't know
you were pregnant
October 18th, 2013 at 1:42 pm
beyond the bridge…
rust disappears
leaf by leaf
October 18th, 2013 at 1:58 pm
waiting for rain
the unceasing thunder
of traffic
October 19th, 2013 at 3:42 am
That's good.
October 18th, 2013 at 2:14 pm
gapstow bridge
where do the ducks go
in the winter
(…apologies salinger)
October 18th, 2013 at 2:30 pm
In the Park
old pond—
sunlight shimmers
on the still water
yellow leaves drift
both above and below
the stone bridge
the stones soften
and blur in their
shadowed reflection
echoes of the sun
bounce off a few
skyscraper windows
long ago picnic—
faint melodies still
in the twilight
Penny Harter
October 19th, 2013 at 3:51 am
The last stanza could stand alone…
October 28th, 2013 at 5:12 pm
wet leaves
the traffic muffles tinnitus
October 18th, 2013 at 2:33 pm
.
slow sunshine
a butterfly lands
the big O
.
October 28th, 2013 at 4:51 pm
street lights
through the winter trees
night sky
October 18th, 2013 at 2:33 pm
Gapstow Bridge
its wisened secrets
flow beneath
October 28th, 2013 at 5:27 pm
roasted chestnuts
through the traffic noise
winter trees
October 18th, 2013 at 2:43 pm
blocking the light just a bit autumn leaves
October 19th, 2013 at 3:44 am
I like it.
April 23rd, 2014 at 5:49 pm
aaissme is actually Aalix Roake,
Sorry for any confusion,
Aalix
October 18th, 2013 at 2:54 pm
Glasgow Bridge
its fallen secrets
flow beneath
October 18th, 2013 at 2:58 pm
Gapstow Bridge
fallen leaves
flow beneath
October 18th, 2013 at 3:12 pm
autumn rustles
above the bridge
that does not change
October 18th, 2013 at 3:24 pm
autumn leaves
scatter across the bridge
and back again
October 18th, 2013 at 3:26 pm
why is it now
the falling leaves of colour
bring only sadness?
October 28th, 2013 at 5:40 pm
stone bridge
autumn leaves pass
through me
October 18th, 2013 at 3:32 pm
Gapstow Bridge
memories of rome
in new york
October 18th, 2013 at 4:13 pm
moss on the stones
skyscrapers rippling underneath
old arc of grace
October 18th, 2013 at 5:43 pm
tree shadowed water
stone link
at its neck
October 18th, 2013 at 6:48 pm
city park
my secret spot
where skyscrapers disappear
October 18th, 2013 at 7:17 pm
So the green leaves had there fun,
there four months of cozy summer
before the cycle of life said,
we must shed our coats, our skin,
and give chance to next guy to live his out.
So we will make room, but first we
will dazzle the NY masses with
our dynamic colors, then fall off
ever so gently dancing our
last dance; strutting our stuff
all the way to the ground.
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I hope this isn't too long and I don't know what subscribe to means. I subscribe to your site and sent in some haiku and I'm a New Yawker to boot lol.
October 18th, 2013 at 7:27 pm
The 1874 bridge links
our far away years
with this fall season
Forgot my haiku.
October 18th, 2013 at 8:09 pm
connecting
autumn
with the Gapstow Bridge
October 18th, 2013 at 8:32 pm
tree shadowed water
stone link
at its neck
October 18th, 2013 at 10:37 pm
the dawdling heart of stream
beneath the bridge.
Stones, trees, bricks.
-Kushal Poddar
October 18th, 2013 at 11:01 pm
autumn in New York . . .
the promise of new love
in a fallen leaf
October 18th, 2013 at 11:04 pm
serene pond
the fall outlining
the sky
October 24th, 2013 at 12:37 am
Good one, Ramesh.. enjoyed this.. (Y)
Anitha.
October 18th, 2013 at 11:31 pm
city smog
the glow of autumn leaves
on my desktop
October 19th, 2013 at 12:32 am
stone bridge
my mind wanders
between now and then
October 19th, 2013 at 12:36 am
chrysanthemum sky..
bridge in the creek
ripples
October 19th, 2013 at 3:25 am
autumn light
the dreams we keep
inside
October 19th, 2013 at 3:39 am
are the grooves on the bridge
drawn
by the overlapping
lines in the tree?
October 19th, 2013 at 5:18 am
seeing the trees
through the forest
Gapstow bridge
October 19th, 2013 at 6:58 am
under the arch of the bridge
the life
I sometimes imagine
October 19th, 2013 at 7:33 am
footfalls
over the bridge
autumn leaves
October 21st, 2013 at 12:36 am
good one.. (Y)
October 19th, 2013 at 7:37 am
leaves on their backs
not so long ago
they were minnows
October 19th, 2013 at 7:57 am
Gapstow Bridge –
a moment
in times
October 19th, 2013 at 8:00 am
old bridge
a leaf falls
without a sound
October 19th, 2013 at 9:55 am
We cross the bridge
from summer to autumn
deeper into our age
with memories behind
and more ahead to make
October 19th, 2013 at 10:05 am
photo of a place
I've never been
here too leaves fall
October 28th, 2013 at 5:18 pm
59th street bridge
leaves pass through me
October 29th, 2013 at 1:19 pm
weathered trees
by roads and fields
winter is arriving
once again
in the north
October 19th, 2013 at 10:15 am
stone bridge
another generation
of leaves
October 19th, 2013 at 10:16 am
surgery day_the lift of a withered leaf_by an autumn breeze
October 19th, 2013 at 10:28 am
I had this as 3 lines, but it automatically converted it to 1.
October 19th, 2013 at 11:46 am
between
summer and winter
Gapstow Bridge
October 19th, 2013 at 11:56 am
humble stones dwell
serene beneath
the venerable one
October 19th, 2013 at 12:31 pm
autumn stroll
bridging the gap
between us
October 19th, 2013 at 8:16 pm
pausing to listen
for Basho's frog
Gapstow Bridge
October 20th, 2013 at 6:27 am
still water
the silence of snails
copulating
October 20th, 2013 at 7:53 am
James,
I found your
bridge,
the one
that confounded
Robert.
October 20th, 2013 at 6:03 pm
I apologize, I somehow submitted the same poem twice. Please disregard the duplicate since I cannot delete it myself.
October 20th, 2013 at 7:25 pm
savor autumn's final bow
leaves and snow soon fall,
winter's reign
October 21st, 2013 at 1:59 am
59th street pond
under the arched bridge
autumn skyscrapers
59th street pond
a patch of wet snow
through autumn
59th street pond
the sound of autumn traffic
59th street pond
autumn leaves pass
through me
October 21st, 2013 at 9:25 am
autumn kisses
water under the bridge
still
October 22nd, 2013 at 12:22 am
autumn in the city eye of a bridge unblinking
October 22nd, 2013 at 4:16 am
Calm water
with colorful leaves under bridge
crispy autumn
October 22nd, 2013 at 4:26 am
crossing the footbridge
below us in the stream
the Milky Way
October 23rd, 2013 at 8:24 am
migrating geese
pebbles
from the bridge
October 23rd, 2013 at 9:32 am
seeking solitude
in a city of millions
bridge without people
October 25th, 2013 at 12:30 pm
This old bridge…
Still waiting
For you and me
October 25th, 2013 at 12:34 pm
This old bridge…
Still waiting
For you and me
October 25th, 2013 at 10:00 pm
Autumn always brings me much emotion, I love autumn
October 25th, 2013 at 11:03 pm
stone bridge . . .
autumn leaves the only
footsteps
October 28th, 2013 at 5:36 pm
autumn traffic
through the maple leaves
wet snow
October 29th, 2013 at 7:47 pm
Thanks for your response Martin. I like your pivotal effect in this one. A pleasant ambiguity.
October 26th, 2013 at 10:46 am
a stone bridge
silent at its shadow-
autumn day
October 26th, 2013 at 3:40 pm
here i am
reflecting mid-span
autumn colors
October 27th, 2013 at 7:25 am
Before the leaf falls
It whispers its dying words
To the Autumn breeze
October 28th, 2013 at 4:57 pm
Escaping my City
to cross
into autumn
October 29th, 2013 at 5:25 am
my lunch hour
in and out
of autumn
November 3rd, 2013 at 8:22 pm
story arc
another bridge
to cross
November 6th, 2013 at 5:31 am
skyscraper reflected
in the Pond —
unfinished work
skyscraper reflected
in the Pond —
unfinished business
November 8th, 2013 at 12:46 am
falling leaves
partner seconds
through the hours —
the bridge watches
——–
tall buildings cast
new shadows
on old stones
November 9th, 2013 at 9:17 am
another autumn-
things i must do before
the next winter
-kashinath karmakar (kash poet)
November 10th, 2013 at 2:42 pm
over the pond
the weight
of the Gapstow Bridge
November 10th, 2013 at 6:18 pm
Cat Bridge in Fall
Spry young trees
stand straight & tall,
flaunting autumn foliage
at facades of distant buildings
showing off taller, straighter flatness
& out-whiting one another.
Ancient tree
bows to autumnal calico
reflected in stream-like pond.
Tree tries to emulate rustic curve
of patchwork bridge built
of rough brown stones.
Bridge
mimes feline spine
of cat seen only by bridge herself,
& by large stone alligator
sprawled on shore
& small bird
perched on
bent old
tree.
© Georgia Kornbluth 2013
November 14th, 2013 at 3:56 am
bridge dilemma –
to cross over
or float beneath
Strider
February 5th, 2014 at 8:38 pm
with Grandpa
March 6th, 2014 at 5:40 am
found
dreams of green things
growing
May 18th, 2014 at 5:24 pm
Train boxcars
Art
In motion
May 7th, 2018 at 10:06 pm
Natures beauty has no competition.
Word's are very to express its beauty.
Natures beauty is reflecting in the river.