Diana does the dishes.
Her arms are arrows
searching for the wild beasts
lurking in the bubbly forest of her sink.
She smiles when she finds a white
saucer the size of the moon.
The trickle of the faucet stream,
the natural flow of fertility.
Patiently, Diana frees food debris
to end their evening slavery.
Pots and pans of silver–
mirrors for self-admiring.
Her sponge’s quiver emptied;
her hunt is at an end. “Special delivery!”
she cries, splashes playfully her eyes,
but be careful not to spy
her hands emerging,
two private poppies for remembering.
© khartless 2022, All Rights Reserved
NaPoWriMo#5~Today’s challenge is to write a poem about a mythical person or creature doing something unusual – or at least something that seems unusual in relation to that person/creature. For example, what does Hercules do when he loses a sock in the dryer? If a mermaid wants to pick up rock-climbing as a hobby, how does she do that? What happens when a mountain troll makes pancakes?
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This was beautifully written, K! Intriguing twist on classic folklore – laughed aloud at some of your whimsical imagery here 😀
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Thank you, Tom. Glad this one gave you a good chuckle. A goddess has her chores to do, always, I suppose. 😃
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Pretty unexpected subject you depicted here, but really liked how even the humdrum chores were given mystique and gravitas 🙂 ❤
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Such is a chunk of my actual life; the dragon of vacuuming, the tinkerer as recycler. It’s those unpaid jobs that make the best fantasies. 😂😂💜
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I wish I had that fun when doing dishes, another good read!
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😂 me too. I needed inspiration to really get into it.
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Magical…Diana is cool 😎
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Ty. Indeed, she is. 💜
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I love this. An amazing take, from the title to the end
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Thank you, JYP. A never-ending kind of day here. I appreciate your comment.
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This is amazing, K. Loved every single line.Wonderful.💕
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Thank you kindly, Grace. 💜
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My pleasure.💕
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💜
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Amazingly creative, K. I love how you’ve weaved nature into this one. Gorgeous.
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Ty kindly, Jeff Is it possible it’s only day 5? I will need some sort of stimulant to make all 30 new poems in a row. 😂😂
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Hahaha! 😂🤣 It is only day 5. I don’t know how you all do it. 😅 It’s quite inspiring. You’re most welcome, K. Always.
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Who could have guessed that doing the dishes could be so joyous! Wonderful.
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Why thank you, Hobbo. I now have a new daydream for each after dinner clean up.
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Making light work of house work 😂
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Exactly, now where did I store those tap shoes? 😉
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😂
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Lovely imagining of the goddess at a sink – funny and clever writing. You have a such a wonderful ability to convert any situation into great poetry!
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That’s so amazingly kind of you to say. I love pairings so this prompt was just right for me. Many thanks, friend. 💜
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