Word Stirrer: Jan 1 26
asked how old he was
the boy in the new kimono
stretched all five fingers
(Issa)
Prompt:
write something about age
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asked how old he was
the boy in the new kimono
stretched all five fingers
(Issa)
Prompt:
write something about age
Write with us at www.diversespoetry.com/substation
I watched his handwriting flutter underneath dim candlelight. Dipping a quill in obsidian ink, his thick fingers were marked with years of calluses near the nuckles. The old papyrus he scrawled on looked like his skin, aged with liver spots and bluish veins protruding like branches toward heaven.