Challenge
Challenge of the Month III: January
New beginnings, a fresh start. A new chapter in an old story, or a new story altogether. Write about the start of something new. Fiction or non-fiction, poetry or Prose. $100 purse to our favorite entry. Outstanding entries will be shared with our publishing partners.
Fingers
Dappled light plays on strong roots anchored
saline breeze murmurs whispers on skin.
He swallows liquor of entangled mangrove
feeling immune to death’s sorrows and angst.
Bubbles of scurrying crabs breathe new life
bruised past covered with stillness and shadow.
Birds soar their spirit with promise of salvation
sighing sound of the mangrove licks his loins.
Ageless bystander’s fingers, birthplace of new growth
Renaissance soil catches, builds on spanning roots.
Passionate sky streaks magenta promise in dusk
man’s mind billows adrift in solitude and peace.
Calm undertone misting and relieving his doubts
sobbing softly as he anchors new roots in his dust
sand shifting from his hands as past slips away.
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