..
she speaks in smallish syllables,
pocket songs. give her a moment
with the moon, a measuring of
spoons, the spill of sea. she’ll free
it from latitude and long
-itude of praise, phrase it bijou
on the bayou, wayward drop
of absent rain.
..
Written for today’s Poetic Asides prompt.
Love these:
“wayward drop of absent rain”
“phrase it bijou”
“she speaks in smallish syllables”
“Pocket songs” wants to be its own poem, FYI.