Prompt Twelve<\/p>\n
This is my last prompt and I got stuck on the word count and couldn\u2019t come up with anything to write. So, I checked the random prompts from previous years and one came up suggesting I use at least five of the eight words listed. They were: piano, ferns, lantern, beech, boots, laughter, jars, clear. My word count fits, as I used \u2018maple\u2019 twice. Because the \u2018word prompt\u2019 was not included in the original prompt, I relaxed, even though I only managed to use half of the eight words. They inspired me to write my last poem! Thank you for a fun and challenging contest \u2013 it was well-organized and set up for success!!! I will be back next year!<\/p>\n
Near dusk, they reach their destination \u2013
\nunder a canopy of beech and sugar maple they
\nlay down their tarp and spread their feast: cheeses,
\nand salad topped with musk mallow seeds.<\/p>\n
Wine-filled glasses perched in hand \u2013
\nthey watch maple syrup seep into hanging jars;
\nwhile the singing warbler\u2019s sweet tones ring
\nthrough the forest, and night brings a piano of colour.<\/p>\n
Black and white shadows of light play along her face \u2013
\nhe curls a waft of her hair through his fingers.
\nThe soft touch of his lips on her cheek, lingers;
\neach star a lantern, as they make their way home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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