desert sky circles
two turtles crawl across sand
walk in solitude
cacti like yarn balls
wait to be woven
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snow spits gobs
tulips turn heads surprised
winter hangs onto blanket
in tug-of-war with spring
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throwshiswords // March 24, 2009 at 1:20 am |
Hi jone! I like both of these poems, it’s really neat how you can use a fabric metaphor for both desert and winter
. I especially like the sense of time in the first one, from the sky circling, turtles walking in solitude, and the cacti’ waiting.
I used your first line “desert sky circles” as my inspiration for this week’s readwritepoem prompt. Thanks!
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