Ne’er the Two Shall Meet
These trees are wired for applause
Wired for flute-ish duets for sprites.
Iridescent
Yellow-beak blackbirds on a branch,
Straight and still as black
Obsidian worry beads.
Mistletoe and ivy drapes on your wrist,
As blackbirds sing to their crone.
Written for Miz Quickly’s Day 2 prompt and NaPoWriMo 2024, which is beyond an easy explanation except to say it involves “2s” … and stuff. Some artwork is created using Midjourney AI, and is identified as such in the ALT text or captioned. Images are copyright and not to used without permission, which I willingly give when asked, and when not for commercial use. Imagery and poems/prose ©Misky 2006-2024.
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