Fade to

Phillip Knight ScottSeptember 10, 2019September 10, 2019Poemslife, mice, night, poem, Poetry, prompt, sun

The mouse crept beneath a window,
hushed footfalls ringing with regrets –
cheese (oddly placed) left untouched,
cats (strangely absent) go unseen,
cold mists (often intoxicating) left outside.

The moon acts traitor to the day,
exiling sun pillars to memories,
its cryptic desire for dark
in a world teeming with low-lying rodents
(best left unnoticed) puzzles the thoughtful.

We chose the sun (tickling our necks)
as we face another day living
in the audacious light where yesterdays
fade to
today fade
to regrets
fade
and we get another chance
another choice
between cheese or cats or cold mists
or creeping in the night
clamoring for the sun.

A few prompts on this one:
Putting My Feet in the Dirt : “sun pillars“
Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Get Listed! with Helen Dehner : “absence” “audacious” “exile” “clamor”
Word of the Day Challenge : “traitor“

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My name is Phillip. I am a Tar Heel born and bred and watch every Yankees game I can. I'm still searching for my own TARDIS. My first novel, "The Alien in the Backseat," is available now! https://amzn.to/3oVCG77 View more posts