Alone in a scalloped skirt
diagonal swirls curling down
a flamingo shell frozen
mid twirl
left by your partner
the sea
a smoothed down wallflower
on the shore with other embellishments
of the dance
lost
in brittle confusion
amongst pockmarked coral
misshapen
and too course to touch
your gentle heart broken
in pieces
against sun hardened sponges
their scratching surfaces filing away
your fragile armour
how you long for the smooth body
that you trusted
to hold you
on your journey
who tossed you
so carelessly
into the harsh void
alone
a translucent beauty
vulnerable
just waiting for the music
to begin again
for Writers Fourth Wednesday: The Art of Touch
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nice….the corral section of brittle confusion…and the longing to smooth the body you trusted to hold you on the journey—both very effective in this di….a tender close too waiting for that music…
I love what you did with the prompt–using textures in nature to describe emotional textures. Nicely done, Di.
This is outstanding…full of textured items and emotions..especially I like the flamingo shell and it hurts to bump into course brittle coral
Wow! Nice nice. I love the movement and texture and the changing landscapes of emotion.
Thanks for joining with us, Diane.