stormy night. tracing wood grains on the floor with tired eyes. on the walls, blue, deep blue and red, unmixed. the smell of something on the stove, warm and earthy. outside, lightning, or lightning bugs.
heavy air, before-rain smell. dark sky with yellow streaks. an ugly taste, bitter thoughts, thoughts and words. blue, light blue, red, dark red and violet, violence, splattered paint. broken glass? the last notes on a piano, from either end.
sorrow. an owl’s throaty call to the field mice in the grass. fire in the fireplace, dinner roasting. behind the hearth, love and bones.
skeletal. embrace. love/hate forget forgive. all out of order and knowing, forgoing. remembrance and/or prayer.
a hand print on the table. the smells of cinnamon and ozone, cardamom and dill. footprints and lullabies. discordance. night light. blankets. home.
a quilt of silk and patches. memories framed by a spider’s web. a marionette, a one-eyed doll.
laughter and violet. light? before the storm, a bedtime story.
how the words rattle in the wind.
Author notes
w r i t e t h e w a y (for clarification, this is written in a woman's voice).
*prompt 3, (Never Let Go, By Matt Redman)
This poem is meant to be read and re-read. It's abstract, an outline for a story composed in images. (But the story is there, I promise).
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I think this is very descriptive... but i'm not sure i quite follow it.. it just seemed like a list of words/phrases... i did read it a couple of times and it has great imagery but it doesn't seem to go anywhere...
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Very nice, I enjoyed this very much, it had quite a unique feeling to it. Thank you for entering in my contest.
best of luck .
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Wow this is very intense, and I did re-read it three times and got something powerfully evil from it. I love the images and metaphors you portrayed here! I love the fact that it is an outline for a story, what an amazing way to write it! When you can make an outline a piece of art, you know you have talent! Thank you so much for entering my contest and good luck!
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