A puppet tricks a telephone,
answering to no one
in the sunshine,
wearing a garish bathing suit
several sizes too large
held up
by sweat and determination.
Genuine in her vitality, she
bares the heat
in her beach chair,
wearing the virtuous look
of someone bravely
confronting
the view from the edge of summer.
The puppet stumbles to her bike,
cycling through the rhythm
of homecoming,
wearing the dog days
in sown-on lips,
agitated
by the last seaside breeze.
(c) 2019 by Phillip Knight Scott
Written for the Tuesday Writing Prompt at Go Do Go Cafe, hosted by the wonderful Devereaux Frazier and Beth Amanda : “edge of summer”
Also written for the prompt “genuine and virtuous” from M at Putting My Feet in the Dirt; “agitate” from the Ragtag Daily Prompt; and a fever dream that overtook me this morning.
Often Mumbled Musings 
I like this puppet’s chutzpah.
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Haha – well said!
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Always hard to choose a fave part–but I’m going with “homecoming” on down to “breeze” 🙂
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Yeah I liked that part too 🙂
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Great 🙂
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Well done!
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Wonderfully written, and I’m so glad to have you joining in on the prompts this month. I can’t wait to read more! 😉
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How nice! And I’m happy to hop along!
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Awesome! 😉
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This is beautiful. I particularly like ‘held up by sweat and determination’ x
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