the rain tap dances on the terracotta tiles
s l o w at first, then increasing in speed. [tap.tap.tap.tap -
midnight entertainment
just before the real show]
[clumsy dancers, ain't they? look
at 'em, stumble.slip.slide]
d
o
w
n the tile edges, d
o
w
n to the compact dirt,
s.p.r.e.a.d.i.n.g it apart
like so many fingers
preparing for something H-U-G-E.
the moon \opens/ up like white ink on black paper
the buds, milking stars [nighttime charm bracelets]
blossom under. [ain't moonlight as good
as any sun?]
[Moon Man's lips part, calling teddy bears in window sills to attention,
every leaf, every cloud - awake.
i lift the cold glass window, already fogged over by soft breath
peep out into the new year's velvet
and call outout --------> out! ... as every child does -
tell me a story]
Author notes
For Contest Muse of an Ember Sketch:
Option 4, dirty pretty.
Color Me Shutter-Tone Deaf
For Noir Mariposa's contest:
Prompt: Word Bank:
-- rain
-- moon
-- story
-- lips
-- glass
-- tiles
-- dirt
-- bracelet
-- bear (teddy)
-- ink
A contest entry
- The water doesn't ruin --x by Noir mariposa...x.
750 points, ended March 10, 29 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Muse of an Ember Sketch by PaintedParisPassion.
700 points, ended February 17, 48 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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[clumsy dancers, ain't they? look
at 'em, stumble.slip.slide]
&&
i lift the cold glass window, already fogged over by soft breath
peep out into the new year's velvet
and call outout --------> out! ... as every child does -
tell me a story]
Love Dirty pretty,
Love this.
Thank you for entering
Claire x -
Another great one! You're very very inventive. Keep pushing the envelope. The last line was super. Good work with the prompt, too.
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clumsy dancers, ain't they? look
at 'em, stumble.slip.slide
i love that
Moon Man's lips part, calling teddy bears in window sills to attention,
every leaf, every cloud - awake
and that
and the last line is so.... perfect (:
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