flight

abigfatcanofworms Uncategorized October 29, 2022 1 Minute

clippers too must dream of flight
don’t you think
seeing nail ends leap-frog-leaping
their slivered herds

of ten or twenty, like popcorn in hot oil
perhaps wishing they were moons
or bookmarks of night and day
at least… meanwhile

dragon fly clippers 
seek the sky in breathless silver
it’s a domestic orbit, winking at gods 
we all love the morning sun

Written for Miz Quickly’s prompt – Imagine

Published by abigfatcanofworms

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Published October 29, 2022

5 thoughts on “flight”

Misky says:

October 30, 2022 at 12:13 am

Ah well done. I liked those clippers but didn’t know what to do with them. 😂

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ullehaddock says:

October 30, 2022 at 3:57 am

Yes, we all love the morning sun

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anotherkatewilson says:

October 31, 2022 at 5:17 pm

I love the shift of perspective in this – I started thinking clippers as in ships, before realising it was nail clippers. 😀

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1. abigfatcanofworms says:
  
  October 31, 2022 at 6:57 pm
  
  Thanks, Kate. :-). I hadn’t thought of the boats!
  
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sarcasticfringehead says:

November 2, 2022 at 9:38 pm

I will never think of cutting my son’s nails the same way. I love the first stanza sooooo much. The rest is excellent too.

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