Monday July 5th, 2021

The exercise:

Write about: scraps.

2 comments:

Greg said...

Scraps
Tatters of cloth
and bone (and flesh)
adhere to adipocere
which bubbles and bulges
through surface soil
where it roils and boils
in a carnal carnival
of life and death.

Scraps of effulgent effluvium
deliquesce and decrepitate
getting ready to precipitate
from ancient diluvium.

Mysteries and myths
hold that the zombie apocalypse
will last for a year and a day.
It starts in this way,
with tatters of cloth
and bone (and flesh)
and a hungry mind
that won't stay behind.
Ilmatu.


Marc said...

Greg - also, just wanted to say in regard to the previous prompt, the smashing machine which inspired it was a rat trap. I don't think I need to explain the inspiration for this prompt.

Charming bit of poetry from you, as usual.

(I'll admit to enjoying the last stanza in particular, but that's the end of the matter)