Sensory Memory
The scent of stale patchouli stains your memory
as I inspect the photograph of the “you and me”
we thought would be together for a longer time
than that too-short interval tinged with bitter lime.
The shadow of your rising star occasionally lingers.
The keys on my piano bear the ash gray of your fingers.
The circle of your wine spill still tattoos my divan.
I hoard it like an autograph—your long-forgotten fan.
The words I chose from each classification are: divan, piano, bitter lime, ash gray, patchouli, circle, star, photograph
For Sunday Writing Prompt:
Choose a piece of furniture
Piano
Cabinet
Orrery
Divan
Secretary
Choose a color
Cherry Blossom Pink
Bitter Lime
Alice Blue
Ash Grey
Canary Yellow
Choose a scent
Patchouli
Eucalyptus
Burning Sage
Bergamott
Ylang-Ylang
Choose a shape
Circle
Spiral
Helix
Star
Hour Glass
An item carried in the pocket, wallet, or purse
Photograph
Phone
Punch Card
Tissues
Aspirin
Choose 1 from each category and work it into a story or poem.
https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2019/01/06/sunday-writing-prompt-5-by-5/
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Brilliant turning of the prompt into such a poignant piece
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Thanks, Derrick. I love the images these prompts sometimes spark.
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Welcome to the prompt! What an honor! Love the wine staining the divan like a tattoo, much feeling in your piece
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Thanks so much for the warm welcome.
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Wine stain tattoos. I like that.
There are a few who ‘Make It’ that remember their ‘roots’ and are more than just memories to those who were stepped on, on the way up. Perhaps though, not enough.
Thanks for stopping by my prompted piece. Life is an ever changing puzzle. 😉
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I love the idea of the divan being tattooed by the wine . Very nice write.
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Thanks, violet. We’re not allowed to appreciate our own images but I must admit I liked that one, too, too much to replace it when I considered doing so.
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