Crossing the Mississippi
I’ve never been to Missouri,
nor seen the Mississippi River.
Fog swamping the carparks,
mist hanging light and low.
Shadows bend
in a gnomish squat.
Light goes missing
in a fog like that.
A friend texts me a photo of that
river every time she crosses it.
It’s not the same. It’s like licking
a photo of an ice cream cone.
Is it possible to miss something
that you’ve never seen? One day,
I’ll cross the Mississippi, and
I’ll send a photo to my friend.
Day 6: Miz Quickly’s “mis prefixes” and PA’s “a location title” shared with #APoemADay on Twitter ©Misky 2021
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8 responses to “Day 6: NaPoWriMo 2021”
Marvelous stuff. I LOVE the licking of the photographed cone!
I’ve never crossed it either, but I’ve spent many (ie MANY) blissful hours on a bench watching the boat traffic go by. I’m certain that I lived a previous lifetime playing the N’Orleans jazz clubs.
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I probably was the one clearing the tables… 😂
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Awesome. I love the 2nd stanza and the licking of the ice cream photo. 🙂 Such a cool use of the prompt.
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It took my brain forever to tick-over and come up with something 😂
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Brilliant! Misky missus misses Mississippi!
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“Is it possible to miss something
that you’ve never seen?” …now that makes me think.
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Licking the photo of the ice-cream cone is such a fantastic image and comparison
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“like licking the photo of an ice cream cone” – perfect comparison!
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