A hazy night

Posted byPhillip Knight ScottPosted inPoemsTags:, , ,

We sat on the beach tracing colors
of a sunset that would make poets of us all.
She thinks I’m a failed sentimentalist
swimming through snapshots of yesterday

as memories stretch thinner then molt —
sink — settle at the bottom of the sea. I can’t hold
my breath as well as I did that night
the waves sang an opera in shells flat under

the weight of the world. Moments that pool
together in murky water will stir up
a seabed. She saw the face of god
in a cloud but I’m hazier tonight.

© 2022 | Phillip Knight Scott

Prompts today:

  • FOWC with Fandango: fail
  • Ragtag Daily Prompt: cape
  • Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #274 – Opera

Published by Phillip Knight Scott

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

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