It's Still Life

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

There’s no rolling credits
and no music swelling.
This is no Land of Oz,
but still, she says,

“There’s no place like home,”

She wears plain black shoes,
no use for ruby slippers here,
not on this farm with hens
that lay grey eggs.

Written for Miz Quickly’s Day 15: Negatives . Photo by Finn Mund on Unsplash. ©Misky 2022 Shared with #amwriting #apoemaday on Twitter