Hi guys, welcome to the 5th edition of The Saturday Symphony.
I’m glad you are all well enough to read this.
And I pray you get even better.
First, here’s something for your thoughts;
The comforts of darkness,
Away from candlewick hopes
and lamplit terrors.
Shading starlight dreams
and sunrise burdens
That void!
Devoid of bliss
Empty but rejuvenating.
Sometimes we need an escape
Sometimes we need the darkness.
To know more about this weekly feature, visit the first edition HERE
This week’s three featured posts
- Discover by Punam – sumptuously written with a consuming and eloquent depth.
- Prism by Christine – deeply unveiling and revealing.
- Magnification by The Lexicon – if there’s such a thing as ” both subtle and mind-blowing,” this is that.
PONDEROUS THOUGHT
THE SEVEN WONDERS (ancient world and new)
- The Great pyramids of Giza
- The Hanging gardens of Babylon
- The Statue of Zeus at Olympus
- The Taj Mahal in Agra, India
- Christ the Redeemer in Brazil
- The Great wall of China
- The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
-Pick one or more of these seven wonders,
-Add/juxtapose one of your own personal wonders ,And create.
Any form of writing, images and art is allowed.
Your personal wonder can be a place, a person, a memory…
Just make sure to incorporate one or more from the 7 listed above in your post.
You can share a personal wonder with me in the comments section,
Link back to me in a post that you write,
Or paste the link to your post in the comments section as well.
Ponderous writers from last week’s feature
“The Music of my soul” (to see last week’s full post, click here )
- Music of my soul by mindfills – a beautiful natural haiku.
- Coda by Jules – the music of silence.
- The music of my soul by Dora – Captivating.
- Musical surrender by Radhika – wonderful and magical.
- The music of my soul by Kim – a delicacy of a read.
Thank you all for taking part,
Lots of love.
Don’t forget to use the ponderous thought above,
Write a post and ping back to this one,
Or paste the link to your post in the comments section below.
Then I’ll be able to find it real quick and feature it in next Saturday’s edition.
Final remarks
I hope you visit this weekโs featured posts and the ones highlighted from last week’s prompt.
Read, like/comment.
I welcome any ideas on how I can improve this feature within its theme of sharing and interaction.
And I more than welcome your participation.
Stay safe and stay loving..

ยฉ judeitakali
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So so beautiful ๐
You never fail to amaze me with your write ups
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Thank you so much Era. I hope you consider joining in
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you’re welcome โบโบ
will try, if able to come up with something โบ
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It’s okay, if you do, it should be to enjoy and explore, if you can’t, the feature will be here next week and the next๐ป๐
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will try โบโบโบ Thanks ๐
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Sometimes we need an escape…can relate to that. Lovely as always Jude.
Thanks for featuring my post for the ponderous thoughts.
Have a great weekend ๐๐
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Thank you for taking part Radhika ๐ธ it was my pleasure to feature you. Hope to see you involved again ๐
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I can see it will always be a treat to read your Saturday Symphony posts, Jude. Lots of imaginative energy – enjoying the shares and the roundup ๐๐
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Oh thank you so much Dora, you’ve literally made this all worth it.โค๏ธ
Thank you so much for joining in, I hope I’ll be seeing more of your work on here.โค๏ธ
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Thank you so much, Jude for including my post. Deeply touched as well as honoured by your gesture.
Escaping into darkness…what a beautiful thought. Sometimes even a flicker of light can be blinding.
I think I had written something on Taj Mahal many moons ago. Will share the link in a while.
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Thank you Punam, it’s my absolute delight to feature you.
Yeah, sometimes we need to be in the dark to truly look within.
Yey, yes, link me๐ ๐ค
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You are welcome, Jude. Here’s the link. ๐
https://paeansunpluggedblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/13/day-4/
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Loved it ๐๐
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Thank you so much Vani. I hope you give joining in some thought๐ผ
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I love the poem. I love darkness too. I forgot to do the ponderous thought for this week. I will do my best to do this one.
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Thank you Jackie. The darkness often aids healing.
It’s okay about forgetting, you must have been occupied.
I do look forward to you joining in though ๐
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I chose one wonder to glamour (babble) about, here:
Fanciful Glamour?
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Thank you Jules. Lemme check it out
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Hi Jude. This is a difficult one!
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Hi Kim, don’t worry, there are no grades and it’s open to interpretation. ๐
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I don’t know whether I have responded correctly, but here is my take on Saturday Symphony #5. https://kimbladeswritingblog.wordpress.com/2020/08/09/africas-garden-of-eden/
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Just read it,you responded beautifully. It had me smiling and on an adventure and
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Jude, you are a master of verse and beauty. This is exceptional.
“That void!
Devoid of bliss
Empty but rejuvenating.
Sometimes we need an escape
Sometimes we need the darkness.”
Love it.
xoxo
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Thank you so much Gabriella. I’m glad you liked it. ๐๐ธ
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My pleasure ๐๐ธ
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Hi Jude, thought you can send Cee the name of your challenge so more people can know about it! She takes wonderful photos and loves to helps other bloggers. https://ceenphotography.com/for-the-love-of-challenges/
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Thank you so much Saly, I sent her the email๐ค
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Jude enjoyed reading your featured posts and ofcourse the poem that sets the tone and gets us reading. You have great choice. I am yet to read the Saturday symphony.
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Thank you so much Smitha. I hope the ponderous thoughts inspires you๐๐ธ
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