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Poem-A-Day #29 & #30

   

#29 Prompt: fantastical

 

today is a day of sharp edges

red roof against bright sky

a fence’s iron arrows

pointing to infinity

 

nestled between

the flamingo’s pink wings

we flew

 

moon still pale

in the west

lending its color

to snow on blue mountains

 

we were children then

blond and rosey

with sun and dream

 

the sun’s arc

yellowing

the greening

of maple and birch

 

we are tumbling now

curled into our bodies

falling still falling

 

 

#30 Prompt: call it a day 

 

this budgie sings 

in his cage 

    & i in mine 

            poem after poem 

 

     

Poem-A-Day #28: settled

    

had it been on offer

i would have settled for less

cantaloupe on a white plate

a single-occupancy room

 

had it been on offer

the kindness of strangers

a single-occupancy room

the kiss of your mouth

 

the kindness of strangers

is a weight on the heart

the kiss of your mouth

mangos and lemons

 

is a weight on the heart

a blessing or curse

mangos and lemons

one narrow bed

 

a blessing or curse

an unanswered prayer

one narrow bed

a window that opens

 

an unanswered prayer

the sound of your voice

a window that opens

lilacs in spring

 

i would have settled for less

had it been on offer

the kiss of your mouth

had it been on offer