The staccato cough
of a stubborn zipper-
an obedient shadow
frees itself
from its sombre half,
its raspy voice
denouncing
the devious light.
Poetweet: Exactly 140 characters long including spaces and punctuation.
The staccato cough
of a stubborn zipper-
an obedient shadow
frees itself
from its sombre half,
its raspy voice
denouncing
the devious light.
Poetweet: Exactly 140 characters long including spaces and punctuation.
brilliant writing
My Take On The Prompt Thief
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lovely lines
Tina from The Sunny Side of Life
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I smiled as i realized the merge of two prompts and beautifully done at that!
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Thank you Mandy! Was just the 3WW prompt actually….poetweet is a form I like to work with..find the 140 char limit quite challenging 🙂
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Interesting words. 🙂
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Thank you.
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The opening lines grab the readers attention…i was drawn into this story – and mostly with more questions ready to ask..which is brilliant!
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Thanks so much Jae Rose 🙂
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Can zippers cough. I guess so. Perhaps a little honey would help?
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Sure would.. or ginger 🙂
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The devious light torments me every morning.
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its raspy voice
denouncing
the devious light. love this line
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Thanks so much Sheilagh Lee!
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Such great poetry. Visiting you is a treat every time.
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Thanks so much Winter for visiting and stopping to read! Glad you liked the poem!
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Can, I wonder, the light ever be devious? Food for thought!
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From a shadow’s point of view… being created and destroyed at will !! Thank you Magic!
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