I'm at My Wit's End
for in brown, tufted chair
front corner of comfy coffee shop
my lover sits legs entwined
caressing mug of hot chai
nutmeg, cinnamon
drop through foam
on the lip of the glass the
shape of a "U" where her
lips kiss the glass
sip the foam
knees bent up and under
shinbone, knee, thigh
form lines that echo
great sea shell
she takes a third sip and
"U" become "C"
calf curves against
upper thigh and the
nautilus shell's
great opening
forgive her, she is unaware
she doesn't know
about the tiny fly in the chai
ReadWritePoem Prompt Day 24
Clichés, idioms, what-have-you. As points of inspiration, you might think they’re dead in the water, but that’s a load of codswallop. Time spent investigating word origins is never time wasted. So for today’s prompt, travel a while on The Phrase Finder website until you find the phrase or phrase origin that most interests you.
There are no hard and fast rules. The Phrase Finder has phrases from the Bible, from Shakespeare, phrases coined at sea, something for every taste. Take some notes, do a free-write or three, and see where a little word exploration takes you.
I used a phrase as my title (at wit's end) and the last few lines are based on "forgive them, for they know not what they do."
Comments
Love the ending! Pamela
Love the ending!
Pamela
Codswallow
Codswallow, codswallow, codswallow!!!!! Makes me giggle- excellent!!!
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