Something a little more fanciful for today's #DrawAFlowerADay entry! Hope it brightens your day!

The lake stands still, seems like years ago I let the wrath of those beloved sink there. Words silence better in the grey, clouds press on change heavily but with sympathy. The lake stands still, after all these years, awaiting the next storm, like me. #poetry #photography 📷 by me

Rory tutted and groaned at the #investiture of the new king. For one, it took too long for the scene to play out and for another, Rory wasn’t that impressed by kings. Either born into the role or by killing enough people to win it, he didn’t think monarchy was ethical form of leadership. #vss365

Dylan stayed just long enough for the #investiture ceremony for the elevation of the new Faction into the Alliance, and left as soon as he could. New blood, old foolishness. The new allies wouldn’t change the tactics. They remained focussed only on survival, not counterattack. Not yet. #vss365

"what are you making?" "#Seafoam candy" He looked confused so she elaborated. "You know - hot sugar, throw in baking soda and let it cool" He rolled his eyes and tutted. " You mean honeycomb. You Americans never get it right" She'd hit him with the pan but that would spoil the batch... #vss365

for corrupt judges: no investiture, exile theirs is a long walk #scifaikusaturday #exile #vss365 #investiture #judgedredd

Miss Piggy insisted on alterations to the ceremony for her #investiture to the Hall of Fame. The speeches had to be preapproved and Khermit had to lead a specially choreographed dance that was not intended for frog's legs. Missy descended from a special rig, proving she could in fact fly. #vss365

Lily, “With honey in my heart, I face down the ally of the beast. As Crow’s exposes its illusion Fizzing in harmless Sea foam Evaporating, into a tasty, salty evening breeze.” #vss365 #seafoam

#vss365 Back THEN, when she walked across that stage in her regalia, at that #investiture ceremony - it was then that I realized just how lucky I was. And how much I loved her. NOW, I’m realizing, beginning to understand the meaning of the word cherish.

#vss365 Con-formation A grand door with a tiny plaque: “investiture”. I join the queue by the time I reach the front my pockets are empty the door has gone but the sign remains. I read it again, "invest here". #investiture #poetrycommunity #writerscommunity #poem

In 1077, amid the struggle between imperial and papal authority known as the Investiture Controversy, Henry IV waited outside Canossa for three days, seeking absolution from Pope Gregory VII, an act remembered as both penance and political necessity. #vss365

investiture steel sharp in edge yet dull in aim tilting without sight #vss365 #prompt #investiture #haiku #writing #micropoetry

Nora sits at the table, listening. Her mother talks with Bob about errands, and then drops the word #investiture as if it is nothing. Nora feels the confusion. She waits for someone to notice, but no one does. She has to test Bob later to find out if he had any idea. #vss365

The crowd had been waiting, the bands had been playing, and the military paraded its might for the world to see. None knew why the #investiture was delayed. The self-proclaimed emperor and his court had been riddled with bullets. #nokings was written in blood on the wall. #vss365

It moves Thru da bayou See it shamble Twixt da trees Slowly forms #Investiture Dat’s not for Man To see Dey’s denizens Of darkness— Grim creatures Born of dreams Eldritch is Da tableau Of us waiting For da screams Tis season For sacrifice Da fae Know what I mean #vss365

The strawberries sit in a bowl in front of her. Nora lifts one, thinking of the word #investiture she saw earlier. It lingers in her mind as she bites into the fruit. The taste is dull and she feels her temper rising. The market vendor sold her bad fruit again! #vss365

The investiture of a nobody no regalia or fanfare, hardly a shake of the hand, no marching bands, no solemn words spoken. Just another cog in the machine, a face lost in a sea of faces, unexceptional to the last degree. Shown a workspace, then told to make money for his masters. #vss365

there’s a line on the paper as the pen chases #investiture with time, penance forms colors come to belong ink no longer lonely, black made beautifully wrong #vss365 #poetry

The #investiture was held at midnight, which should have been a warning. The crown was warm like flesh when they placed it on his head. Now they said he hadn't removed it in forty years, that it had fused with the bone. That late at night you could hear a hiss from it, almost like breathing. #vss365

warm morning sunlight the #investiture of dawn inviting our heartbeats to confess their dreams while trees bear witness and birds sing them true with your hand in mine love begins its reign. #vss365

#vss365 #investiture What are numbers But things we made up Not even really sure if they follow one another But in the bank Now that's where we can count on them Number go up Up to heaven Big number is big wisdom Ask Elon on his throne of war Best not to ask forlorn Sassoon Of Honor's Investiture

#vss365 #ClassParticipation I know. I know!! #Investiture is when your mother puts your vest on to make you look fancy.

Dear Humanity, This #NativeAmerican believes we are one. I’ve made mistakes, & I’m sorry, ask for your forgiveness & grace. I don’t know anything, but I thank you for trusting me in knowing my #investiture is in making this a safe space.🕊️ Love you, Aspen🪶 #BraveWrite #vss365 #WeAreOne #Poetry

The weary, blood-soaked council, they stand around the dark child. The ceremony begins. Anew, the investiture to crown their sea-soaked young queen with traditions on her head. #vss365 #investiture

#vss365 Today, at the #Investiture ceremony of the Pulp Institute of Femme Fetalia, I donned my Red Dress regalia. I now feel ready and eager to light a cigarette, down a shot of bourbon, break your heart and stick a knife in your back.

Waiting for the Investiture Of the moon, Dusk beckons Restless souls To the unseen Threshold, With the knowledge That The Queen of Darkness Will let her Celestial splendour Unfold. #VSS365 #WritingCommunity #Poetry

redemption denied us by cowless angels of fate no #investiture i bestow was meant as divine i don't want you on a pedestal i need you in my arms and when i say heaven— well you know of what i speak as damned as each other defiantly i dream you again #vss365 #pennedreveries

#vss365 So today, after posting a love story, I found it necessary to post more manly things, like the one with the femme fatale, eager to stick a knife in your back. I didn’t want you to think that I was a mushy, gooey, lovey guy. Although I am. Oh, by the way, I almost forgot #investiture.

Flags flew and whipped up an exclamation at the crowd. Horns bellowed celebration and betrayed the flayed nerves. This #investiture melted his feet into the nation's mountain, a foundation of deceit and secrets built up since they migrated from the forests. #vss365

“I’ll tie you, In the stolen rings I’ve kept from Saturn. I’ll strip you bare, Investiture, Under blinding starlight Of Orion’s Belt. The Constellation crew, Are to steal you, From the black hole Which stole your soul.” #vss365 #investiture He’s a great Captain.

"Why would you want to waste your life on this thing? In time, you will be the #investiture of a man's home, should not your mind be focused on that?" Fajita said, "In time, but I prefer to live before I die." #vss365 #aria1

He thought the #investiture was boring and unnecessary. He stifled a yawn. He couldn't wait to get out of his formal wear and go home. He furtively edged towards the exit. Then he felt a hand on his shoulder and a guard say, "Congratulations, your Majesty". #vss365 #writing #stories

In the shadowed #investiture of night, the crow anoints me with what cannot be seen A quiet power I hide beneath my skin No witnesses, but the moon knows, The proof pulses within my bones and yet, I rise unchanged #vss365

Each year When the sun reaches her Equinox temperature, She bestows investiture Upon the earth and flowers So everyone, even secular, Feels a reservoir Of bloom again. #vss365 #investiture

An #investiture Silently takes place between A new cat with you #vss365 #haiku

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~lunch by the ocean~ I made a midday sandwich out of seaweed and #seafoam too delicate to eat, or even touch it filled my soul as a work of art and I felt nourished #vss365

'Come Taste The Banned...' #vss365 #investiture #punk #music #poetry

#Investiture I blame our genes they did this, really (well, and f-ing evolution) making such a big deal out of survival placing worry in such high esteem I mean come on now were predators really such a threat? #vss365

Celestial grace Produced through moonlight’s embrace Sacred time and place A cosmic investiture Now her lotus blooms #HaikuFeels #vss365 #HaikuSky #Poetry #MicroPoetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #BlueSkyPoets #WriteSky #Scrape #SkyPoets #HaikuCommunity

Pressing fall Autumn’s final #investiture As they glide sets in place a harkening for Springs voice. Buds shall shoot where others fell not in death but in a rustling sacrifice. Bejewelled hues rendered silent. Their final sacrifice An umber quilt that softly lays quieting earth. #vss365 #poem

‎The motive for their divorce read 'irreconcilable differences.' To her, it was the expectation that their wedding day doubled as his #investiture to an office unilaterally voted for. In his fantasies, he would rule justly, but what he called just, she would take a Molotov cocktail to. #vss365 ‎

#vss365 rest assured I'll never use #investiture like I used vestibule after hearing Chuck Berry sing it in the song "My Ding-a-ling" but now I'll know what it means if I see it in literature or some yayhoo is slangin' big words at me

Thinking back Upon that day My #investiture As the other half Of what became An Us The happiness And nervousness But surety That all was right Had I known How it would end Would I still Have gone through The laughter and tears Bless me but I know I would've #vss365

#investiture to the most dominant structure opinion on things #vss365 #haiku

'Oh, Gabe. I should have guessed. You'd ace angel exams.' Giggle. 'Did you get a little robe & a shiny diploma?' 'There is an #investiture, Pixie, where I received my halo.' 'Really? You're not born with it?' 'Think, Pixie. My mother would strongly object.' 'Oh... Ow!' #vss365

As the days passed, it became clearer to Agnes that her stay in 1940 might be permanent. In the mirror, she saw not resignation, but investiture: the face of someone entrusted with mercy for people long since past in her world. #vss365

Up from the waves she rose, #Seafoam at her feet and with pearls adorned. Her heart on her outstretched arm, unthorned. #seafoam #vss365 #poetry

She wore her love like silk, Draped over her like an #investiture From the ambrosial sea. #investiture #vss365 #poetry

Ill-fitting haunted Phillies cap #investiture By the power invested Upends traffic from Packer to Pattison Removes all hope in a hundred mile radius Each time you don the hat the curse worsens Harper's eyes take an undead glow Stuck on first But there's no place like home #vss365