Dan’s Thursday Doors challenge closes today. With these two final entries, I have written twelves poems for twelve different contributions. Today’s photographs were contributed by, in order, Miriam Hurdle and Teagan Riordain Geneviene.
Thank you to Dan and all the photograph contributors for making this such a wonderful challenge.
You can join in here: https://nofacilities.com/thursday-doors-writing-challenge-2025/
It floats (shadorma)
happiness
floats just beyond reach
beckoning
enticing
our lack of understanding
leads to wrong choices
Beguiling (shadorma)
life presents
opportunities
lockless doors
just waiting
without signs or directions
for our decisions
Thank you to those of you who wrote for my photograph contributions. I am delighted my pictures inspired you. You can read these entries here:
roberta-writes.com 
Woo! Robbie another wonderful contribution to TDWC. I am so impressed 💜
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Thank you, Willow 💝
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Impressive!!
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I’m glad you think so, Darlene. I wasn’t sure about these.
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Love these Robbie…. 💞
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Thank you, Suzanne
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Wonderful Robbie !
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Thank you, Maggie
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My pleasure Robbie.
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Interesting doors and responses to them. Doors really are a great source for inspiration.
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Hi Merril, I never would have said doors were inspiring before this challenge.
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Hi Robbie. Oh, that’s interesting. I can think of so many doors that could inspire. . .
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I find writing about doors makes me think outside the box.
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Or the door? 😂
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love the pics and those two shadormas,: such wisdom expressed so succinctly 🙂 I’ve bookmarked this one , Robbie 🙂
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Hi John, I am so pleased to know that 🥰💖
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Nice photos and wonderful poetry, Robbie. Your response to the challenge is great.
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Thank you, Tim
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These are wonderful entries, Robbie. And, I’ve learned about a new poetry form (new to me). Thank you for supporting the challenge so well. You are generous with your time.
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Hi Dan, thanks for hosting a fabulous challenge. I love what you did with the landing page.
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Thanks Robbie. I’ve been meaning to do that for a long time. I’m glad I figured it out.
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These poems are very insightful, Robbie. I’m delighted that you found some inspiration in my images during this fun challenge. Many thanks for linking to my blog.
I hope everyone there is feeling good today. Big hugs.
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Hi Teagan, I’m so pleased I thought of something I liked for your photo. It’s been gnawing at my mind for weeks now.
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Two wonderful poems. Really connected with them, Robbie.
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Hi Esther. I am so pleased to know that 🧡
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These door photos are amazing! The one submitted by Teagan is intriguing. I want to know what is behind the twin doors. 🙂 Love the poems. I resonated with both of them!
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Thank you, Jan. The twin doors are intriguing.
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Love the shadormas, they are thoughtful and provocative.
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I’m delighted you like them, Paul 🩷
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Terrific artistry on display once again!
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Thanks, John 🌞💛
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Very nice doors and beautiful poems. our lack of understanding – leads to wrong choices. How true that is. Our lack of understanding does a lot of harm with or without good intentions.
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Hi Thomas, you are right. Thank you for your comment
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Lovely poems Robbie.
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Thank you, Balroop
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What an insightful duo you have for us today. If life did come with instructions- I am wont to ask, who do you think would actually read them?
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Very few people would read instructions. There is a lot of guidence out their to help us do life, but few of us take advantage of it 🩷
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I love the door images, and your responses to them. Wonderful!
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Thank you, Donna. It’s a great challenge.
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It seems that wrong choices are just part of life, would that it were otherwise.
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Some choices result in repercussions that quickly demonstrate there wrongness. Others are much more subtle and we don’t recognise a mistake for years.
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That’s been my experience as well.
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Love the poems and the doors you chose, Robbie. I’m visiting the ones I haven’t already.
I’ll be doing a recap post, too, in about a week.
I must say the annual Doors Challenge is a lot of fun!
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Hi Resa, I agree. Doors are a lot more inspiring than I realised.
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Love your poems, Robbie, and Dan’s doors! Both poems are thought-provoking and poignant. 💞
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Hi Lauren, thank you so much.
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You are a gifted writer and this post along with the pieces in the links substantiate my comment!
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I’m so pleased you enjoy my writing and pictures, Annette. Thank you 💝
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I’m glad you found words for Miriam’s photo. I was intrigued by it, but didn’t get a chance to compose anything.
And congratulations on all those words inspired by your photos! (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe. I wanted to write for more pictures but time didn’t allow it.
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What a fun series! Great work, Robbie!
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Thanks, Barbara, it has been fun
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Lovely pictures abs poems Robbie
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Thanks, Sadje 💗
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You’re most welcome
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“Lockless doors” is a great concept, especially in your context of decisions and choices. I think you’ve touched on the reason doors intrigue us.
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Hi Maureen, doors open into different places, rooms and situations. That makes them fascinating.
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You’ve been busy, Robbie. Doors are such a great metaphor for choices/decisions and I don’t know if we ever know with certainty where they will lead. Beautiful, thought-provoking poems, my friend.
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Thank you, Diana. Metaphorical doors take us on many adventures. Life’s flow is uncertain, so we don’t know if the places they lead will be for the good or for the bad, but we still need to walk our path.
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Very nice, Robbie! I’m coming into this at the tail end of your challenge. Sounds like it was a good one 🙂
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It was and I managed to write 12 poems which is a record for me.
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That’s awesome, Robbie. 🙂
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Thank you
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Love these contributions of wonderful writers, including yourself Robbie! Great photos as well! 💓
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Hi Cindy, I’m glad you liked this post. I was pleased my photographs inspired a few others 😃
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I love your open door poetry.
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Thank you, Jennie
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You’re welcome, Robbie.
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These poems are beautiful, Robbie. Thanks for using my door. I thought I had commented, but that must have been one of the several times the cats got determined to walk on the keyboard… 🙀😽 Hugs.
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Hi Teagan, I’m delighted you like the poems. My cat tries to get onto my desk but I am a little firm about it. She has her own chair and cushion. Of course, my chair and cushion are much more desirable.
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