POETRY PROMPT

Three Short Poems from a Rainy Day

An etheree word prompt

Artwork by the author.

Not a Cat Day

rain
splish splash
cat now pissed
breath fuzzes pane
looks out in disdain
puddles becoming pond
feline’s playground disappears
fuck, no boat and no fucking owl
might as well ascend to my pillow
and dream dry summer days and gnawing birds

The Path

light
shadow
weaving rhymes
a path unfolds
dappled in a maze
summer’s dream left behind
as my feet shuffle through leaves
a golden glint captures my eye
on knees, I spread leafy cards and find
a ring inscribed: you’re the gold THAT I AM

After the Rain Stops

frogs
crickets
hum in head
mantras collide
careen old stories
back to primal silence
before putting on this face
much sleep very rarely needed
with yesterday and tomorrow gone
as I…