2 thoughts on “National poetry month prompt #1

  1. those days are always drenched in sun
    dripping plum juice on
    dandelion leaves
    the best days

    the days when
    bean bag chairs
    stuck to my thighs
    and the books never ended

    the best days
    with grass and the solid
    click of croquet mallets
    we never knew the rules
    grass and iced tea
    the best leaves of mom’s mint

    diving dangerously into
    kiddie pools
    water fights
    my dog lapping up
    the ammunition

    the best days
    colored in scabby knees
    and neon band-aides
    the best way to spend
    endless summer
    chalking out outlines
    onto the driveway like placeholders

    i’m back
    to the best days
    remember my place in line
    second after the blue ball
    popsicles are ready

    the best way to freeze them
    with tiny plastic toys
    in the centers of each
    impromptu pop
    immovable figurines

    the best time to eat them
    before the juice drips
    down my arm
    the best days

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