Red with flourishes
and flowers
its long spout
an elephant’s trunk
it sits
at the end of a checkerboard cloth
almost as if
it is ready to be kinged
all while
the mind whistles and jumps over itself
at this early hour
the game calls for a cup of hot whimsy
Whit Howland © 2019
Nov 26, 2019
Nov 26, 2019 at 1:51 PM UTC
Red with flourishes
and flowers
its long spout
an elephant’s trunk
it sits
at the end of a checkerboard cloth
almost as if
it is ready to be kinged
all while
the mind whistles and jumps over itself
at this early hour
the game calls for a cup of hot whimsy
Whit Howland © 2019
Whimsical Word Painting
