Unbirthday

Wonderland Poetry Prompt Challenge Day 27

By Ellie HoovsPublished about a year ago • Updated about a year ago • 1 min read

I unwrap the morning

pulling the ends of silken dawn-bright ribbons,

weaving the light of them into my hair.

Dust twinkles in window-crossed sunbeams,

confetti falling gold and glittering.

The day is frosted with the sweetness of smiles,

the butter of hugs whipped

with raw, crystalline kisses

from sugar-laced lips.

I light a candle,

the spark of wishes stitched into the smoke,

curling off the edges of the flame

that burns with embered hope.

In the glow

I find the present,

joy hiding between coffee and crumb,

not in the moment,

but in the choosing of it.

Breathing life into the lost and broken. Writes to mend what fire couldn't destroy. Poetry stitched from ashes, longing, and stubborn hope.

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