Daily Prompt

Carefree

 

Carefree girl on swing

Tethered to desk and steel quill, toes rapping, fingers tapping

an ever so slight facial mapping explodes epiphany

quelling deep deliberation, impelling ink on paper

 a discordance of metal savages tranquility

eliciting colorful ephemeral memories of bangles

 jangling on a breeze, swatting bees

plucking leaves, climbing trees

carefree days with not a worry

running, skipping through the trees, grass-stained knees

lips glossed nature’s nectar

she sighs  while tethered to less breezy moments

a girl sprightly as the leaves

without a care

an image of an insouciant self

 

 

Copyright 2017 by E. Denise Billups

Art: Courtesy of Shawna Erback


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19 thoughts on “Carefree”

      1. You’re welcome! Scarlet is a nickname since I have bright red hair, they also call me red, but I like scarlet better. 🙂

    1. Thank you! This memory is true. As a little girl I used to love the sound of bangles jangling. Thus the inspiration for this piece. I’m glad you enjoyed! 🙂

      1. Wow, how interesting! It’s truly amazing the way that a piece of our memories associated with particular emotions could easily be transferred through these magical words …

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