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Our House

Amy

Write about your dream home.

I close my eyes at night and I see it: the house of my dreams. I open my eyes in the morning, and I see it: the house of my dreams.

This prompt didn’t invoke my writing reflex, rather a reflective state of mind. A punctuation in time where a song and a photo have collided.

Kitty and Bowsie looking at the backyard

The song:

Our House

Song by David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills

I’ll light the fire, you place the flowers

In the vase that you bought today

Staring at the fire for hours and hours

While I listen to you play your love songs

All night long for me, only for me

Come to me now, and rest your head for just five minutes

Everything is done

Such a cozy room, the windows are illuminated

By the evening sunshine through them

Fiery gems for you, only for you

Our house, is a very, very, very fine house

With two cats in the yard

Life used to be so hard

Now everything is easy ’cause of you

And now…

Now everything is easy ’cause of you

And now…

I’ll light the fire, while you place the flowers

In the vase that you bought today

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Graham Nash

Our House lyrics © Nash Notes

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22 thoughts on “Our House”

    1. Thanks Kevin. If it’s not enough the way it is, it’s not a home, it’s a house. It should be a safe, comforting place. This prompt assumes a lot. Many people don’t have a home nor a house nor room to dream about either one.

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      1. A lot of these prompts assume a lot, which is why I am glad you, and others, often take the opportunity to turn them on their ear and make something meaningful or fun out of them. I guess in that regard, they are successful.

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      2. Thanks. Yes, you’re right in that regard, they are successful. I’m going to go out on a limb and say some bloggers on wordPress don’t know what it’s like to have a home or a safe place to rest their heads. That’s why I consistently turn these prompts upside down and sideways.

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      3. I would wager you are spot on with that estimation. Not everyone posting here seems to have a rosy red existence. If they did, some of them might not even be posting here. This is probably one of their few outlets.

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    1. Thanks. They were funny. One was in love with the other. But she would have none of it. If he looked at her sideways, she would smack him. She only let him share the window with him if he didn’t look at her.😂

      I hope you will live in a house like the one you daydream about. ♥️

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      1. 😂 what a great pair!

        Thanks. I hope so too. Prices must go down, and the market must stabilize. If all goes well, I’ might buy a place in 2026, but it might be a small apartment at first before I can afford a house unless a miracle happens.

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      3. It sure is. I have already started planning how I’m gonna lay out the furniture 😂 multiple years in advance. That’s because I know the layout of the place I might buy. I do hope for a 2 bedroom apartment at the very least, but a 1 bedroom might suffice as well. It all depends on the pricing when I’m ready to buy.

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