Tagged: dry

wash, rinse, dry, repeat,

wash, rinse, dry, repeat,
wash, rinse, dry, apply lotion,
repeat – just when you

think you’ve got the routine down
pat, they make room for error
.
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the watercolor

the watercolor
that is life
as we remember
it runs,
gets lost
edges, pushes
pigments out
of place, so
that we will
never get the
ratio right –
brush to paper,
paper to sponge,
dry on wet,
wet on wet
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: ratio

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(for t)

you have let
the tulips
dry
so perfectly –
like wild grass
with their phosphorus
tulip heads a heavy
crimson, over muted
bodies, a lighter shade
of neglect –
resembling twisted
matchsticks
rearranging themselves
in your innocent
beer stein
.
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