So… I goofed and forgot the part of the prompt that said ‘ideal day’. I rushed to finish a proper one for the prompt but I am now late in posting because I spent too much time on a poem that only focused on imagery and sensory details… I decided to post both for this hour and I hope that is okay!<\/p>\n
1.
\nwitnessing the pause of a hummingbird\u2019s wings
\nas mother noses sustenance into her young<\/p>\n
discovering the opulent fragrance of a \u2018purple queen\u2019
\nlong before i see the magnolia tree<\/p>\n
cool mint tang of iced-tea, freshly brewed
\non a lazy, summer afternoon<\/p>\n
a lover\u2019s hand caressing my back
\nwith whispered dreams for tomorrow<\/p>\n
while a cello fills the air
\n with classical baroque<\/p>\n
2.
\nthese apprehensive stairs
\nbuilt with disillusionment
\n(like the ones at Winchester House)<\/p>\n
going nowhere<\/p>\n
rake and tread determined long ago \u2013
\nreplicated for comfort
\nand ease<\/p>\n
never altering<\/p>\n
posing risks with their height and
\nnosing, jutting out profanely,
\nas if fabricated to cause us harm<\/p>\n
and surprising us all the same<\/p>\n
finding the lift harder as we break and gray,
\nonly sometimes noticing the banister we
\ncling to as we climb<\/p>\n
some wrought with gold<\/p>\n
others smelling of must
\nand decay \u2013
\naged, iron balusters<\/p>\n
pungent, like seeping blood<\/p>\n
our grip tightens and gnarled fingers
\nsqueeze to hold fast our place on the climb
\nforgetting that we can go down<\/p>\n
and begin again<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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