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POPO2022 day 20 — swans and gold-haired woman

one fell night a swan princess dreams herself human gold plaits in soft garb one fell night a swan flies herself high, perches in tall tower window dreams herself human waits for her sweet prince’ kiss; his lips soft as velvet gold plaits in soft garb feathers plucked in bare envy imprisons herself

Tourmaline’s 2022 Halloween Challenge Part 19 Decor

Adrian’s Restaurant (not in Mexico) Marty waited in the hallway for Professor Aguilar, whose office was dark behind the opaque glass door. It was 9:15 am. when Marty heard the ding of a text. It was the professor, texting, “meet me at Rocky’s in five.” Rocky’s was a small breakfast cafe just off campus, popular…

Tanka Tuesday Ekphrastic — Dearest Dorr

© Lisa Fox, Felt Mansion Early mornings I look from my bedroom window, the pond’s still surface a mirror that waits. I walk along the edge. My fingers remember being dirty, planting the urns, again. Aster and marigold, bright in the summer sun, when the world was full of colored perfume. In green brocade, I…

#FF — Cleared

PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields The knock sends arrows of dread shooting through my body and the sound of a train begins to grow in my head. Mary and “the crew,” with their trucks and their cameras, are early. Although Mary was a weak-willed child that was easy to control, she’s grown up to be…

POPO2022 day 19 — b&w earth held with threads

beach ball suspended with homeostatic silk tranquility’s sea beach ball suspended our bounce held in abeyance grace for unworthy homeostasis see-sawing engine of divine running out of gas tranquility’s sea mirage to ease tomorrow’s event horizon

Tourmaline’s 2022 Halloween Challenge Part 18 Desserts

Flan de Cajeta (Mexican Creme Caramel) Marty waited until after dinner and Aunt Rosa’s, Flan de Cajeta (Mexican Creme Caramel,) her special dessert, to ask for a family meeting. He started from the beginning, when he and Jean found the cave drawing, what drew him to his university field of study, what had happened at…

POPO2022 day 18 — butterfly bouquet

butterfly bouquetquadruple rainbows gatheralong floral stems butterfly bouquetunusual convergencebermudan puzzle quad rainbows gathercharisma’s kaleidoscopebobbing with the wind along floral stemssipping straws unfurledsweet garden party