Happy greetings to all you symphoneers and those passing through.
Welcome to the 18th edition of The Saturday Symphony. Here are some thoughts to kick us off;
Acknowledging that something so beautiful can have a very ugly side is often difficult. Is ignorance bliss or denial?

I have shown you my light
And you have basked in its beauty
If I show you my darkness
Will you stay all the same
Will you take the good with the bad
And see me for who I truly am.

This week’s three featured posts
- What do we do with a drunken sailor by Richard Daybell – Amazingly told.
- Empty by Zoewiezoe – Beautifully Deep poetry.
- An autumn night tragedy by Calee – Remarkable storytelling.

PONDEROUS THOUGHT
DARKNESS AND LIGHT
This week, portray the beautiful and ugly of something you hold dear.It can be a person, a concept, an idea or anything you adore.
Show or tell of that darkness and that light, and how one outweighs the other
Ponderous thought prompt
You can use all forms of writing, images and even art. All are most welcome.

Don’t forget to pingback to this post so I can find you, and so others can join in too.
Ponderous writers from last week’s edition
Reviewing a riddle is so much of a spoiler. This week I’m leaving the links for you, to go on over and enjoy the riddles for yourself. M
- Why by Sadje
- Damned family by Jules
- Con-game shame by Eugi
- Riddle me this by Kitty
- How easy a riddle this by Ru
- Riddle me this by Usha
Thank you all, lots of love.

Remember to pingback to this post, and to paste the link to your post in the comments section, just to be sure I find you.
Stay safe, enjoy your weekend, and conquer your dark side.

© judeitakali
A very interesting theme. Thanks for the mention
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My pleasure Sadje. Hope you’re safe💛🙏🏾
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Thanks 🙏
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Ohh – thank you so much for the feature!
That’s awesome!
And I love the prompt (even though I’ve never been a prompt-writer). I feel like I write about that light-dark divide a lot though, maybe unconsciously so. We all sort of do, right? – since it’s present in pretty much everything around us I think…
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My pleasure to feature you 🌷
And I guess you’re right about subconsciously writing about this theme.
I figured it would be interesting and enriching to consciously express it though for this week’s theme
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Oh good theme, Jude.
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Hey Michaela. Thank you so much ❤️
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Splendid, my friend!
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Thank you so much Gabriella.
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🤗🌸
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I’ve got a rhyming piece that fits in my series:
(41) Damned Family 3p (Norman’s Costanza Lament)
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Can’t wait to read this Jules🌷🙏🏾
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Oh my gosh! Thank you so much for mentioning my post! Also really like the theme.
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My pleasure Calee, 🙏🏾🧡
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Balancing opposites is always something we wrestle with. One of the hardest things about relationships is accepting both sides. (K)
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Yeah I agree, and those that get to know the dark side can decide early enough if it’s one they can work with. Rather than convincing oneself that all is rosy, and everything spilling out at the most inopportune moment.
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Thank you much for the mention, Jude! Here is my take on this week’s prompt. https://amanpan.blog/2020/11/28/stolen-dreams/
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Magical Eugi, I was thoroughly engrossed in this.
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A very good theme to be writing about. Lovely take on darkness and light. Since we live in this world of illusion this duality will keep on existing always. Lovely post Jude.🙏🙏🙏
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Thank you so much Kamal. We can tame our dark sides but it’s dangerous to ignore them.
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Yes of course I completely agree with you Jude they are dangerous but once we conquer them then there is nothing but Love. Welcome always 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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Love what you have written, Jude. I hope this will fit the bill.
https://paeansunpluggedblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/01/my-light/
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Thank you so much Punam. Can’t wait to read
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You are welcome, Jude. I think you have read it before.
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Thank you for Saturday Symphony Jude
https://mindfills.wordpress.com/2020/11/29/dark-or-light-a-haiku/
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My pleasure, thank you too, can’t wait to read
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:)🌸
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Reblogged this on Marsha Ingrao – Always Write and commented:
This is Jude’s 18 edition of his challenge The Saturday Symphony. Already 51 people are excited about it. I love his first picture. Jude is soon to be featured on Always Write, but you can get to know him first on his site.
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Thank you so much Marsha, so much 💕
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Happy to. 🙂
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Hi Jude, here’s my post;
http://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2020/11/30/the-saturday-symphony-18-darkness-and-light/
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Thanks so much Sadje 🧡
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You’re welcome 😉
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My attempt to your prompt Jude. https://ruhappysoul.wordpress.com/2020/12/02/the-darkness-and-the-light/
Thank you
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Thank you so much Ru. It was really enlightening
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