Day 1 Poem-a-Day Challenge

west Brighton pier ruins with the words Scotoma bw

A Month of Writing Negative Space Poetry

II. 1.11.26 (draft)

not a breath, nor
crisp breeze, yet flurries
of leaves escape the grip
of branches.

Add grass clippings to them, I tell him,
the roses will thank you in the spring.


Written for Writer’s Digest NovPAD Chapbook Challenge. Day 1: fresh. ©Misky 2006-2026. Scomtoma is a partially diminished or degenerated field of vision, ie, a negative space in visual acuity.

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