Wednesday, August 24, 2011

The Monarch's Wife

changing
behind curtains
jaded robes cover angst
disrobing old-new--quivering
painting
in anticipation, orange
stripes of warning, warming
milkweed poison
for him

5 comments:

  1. Beautifugly!

    Especially like the third-to-last line.

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  2. You do dark so well, misleading with just a hint of menace before going in for the kill. I suspect your house is made of gingerbread and lollipops.

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  3. Geoff and Brian, thank you very much. I really don't know where the dark side comes from, but I like it now and then. :)

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  4. Kay, a nice try at a butterfly cinquain. I like your wordplay.

    Chen-ou

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  5. Thanks, Chen-ou. I'm glad you gave me the prompt to try.

    ~Kay

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