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Custard Cream Evening

Katie Frances Hartless
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This week’s Petite Pen was inspired by an AllPoetry brevity contest~25 words or less to the following paint-night image. Will you join me for a sunset on the beach? If you bask in a bit of brevity be sure to ping it back to my page, so everyone can enjoy it.

Happy Tuesday!

Paint Night Painting

Your voice tickles like
seagrass at sunset,
covering curvy dunes,
and beyond our blanket
the velvety ocean,
custard cream
cool and smooth,
awaits our dip.

© 2022 | K.Hartless

27 responses to “Custard Cream Evening”

  1. Tom Avatar
    Tom

    This was gorgeous, K! Loved those sensual descriptions sprinkled throughout 🙂

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      Thank you, Tom. I miss the ocean sunsets already. Sigh. Will plot my next return.

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    2. ben Alexander Avatar
      ben Alexander

      gorgeous was the first word that came to my mind too, Tom… How lovely, KK ❤

      sincerely,
      David

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      1. K.Hartless Avatar
        K.Hartless

        Thank you, David. The beauty of words is that ww can travel back to then anytime. 💜

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  2. John Avatar
    John

    Wonderful! Tasty too. ❤️

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      I love a cool sunset dip. Fingers crossed I can make it to the shore again before the weather turns.

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  3. EclecticMusicLover Avatar
    EclecticMusicLover

    A lovely little piece K!

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      Thank you. Maybe if I click my heels together three times…nope, didn’t work.

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  5. Debi Avatar
    Debi

    Beautiful picture and your poem is lovely, too. Love the title – delicious

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      Thank you very much, Debi. Beachside for sunset is the best dessert of my summer.

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      1. Debi Avatar
        Debi

        : )

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  6. Nitin Lalit Avatar
    Nitin Lalit

    Wonderful, sensual imagery.

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      Why thank you, Nitin. Nature is a breathtaking muse.

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  7. Jeff Flesch Avatar
    Jeff Flesch

    Your words are beautiful, K. 💜

    liquid gold spilled from the sun
    a place of brevity, respite
    and love, awaiting

    the tangled emotions
    called down from above

    Wonderfully fun. ☺️

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  8. linnie Avatar
    linnie

    ok, took a shot at it. attempted to ping back … but i’m new at this. hoping it works! thanks for the prompt 🙂

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  10. writingwhatnots Avatar
    writingwhatnots

    Mmmm – this is so tactile, I can feel it! Gorgeously done.

    Ebbing

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      Thank you, Marion.

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  11. yourplateormine967244485 Avatar
    yourplateormine967244485

    You had me at the first line, loved the voice tickles like sea grass, oh that is good and I can feel that “tickle!”💖

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      Thank you.💜

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        yourplateormine967244485

        💞

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    yourplateormine967244485

    My attempt: https://yourplateormine967244485.com/Resting/Sun/2022/08/10/petite/pen/

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    1. writingwhatnots Avatar
      writingwhatnots

      Hi, I’ve not been able to read your link. Would love to see what you’ve written.

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      1. yourplateormine967244485 Avatar
        yourplateormine967244485

        Oh, I hope this link will work better. I see that the other link is not opening. https://yourplateormine967244485.Wordpress.com/resting/sun/2022/08/10/petite/pen/

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K.F. Hartless (she/her) is a free-spirited fiction writer and word trapeze artist. When she’s not juggling her career as a literacy specialist, she’s preparing her latest death-defying act on the keys.

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