Yahtzee Set 2: Poetry - Aces (+Bonus)

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Title: Before the Flood
Prompt: damp

You say what we have
     is damp
     dark
     and perfect,
               knowing the flood will come soon


Title: fire
Prompt: duende

fire
all-consuming fire
of the soul

flickering

into being? nothing?


Title: in abstract
Prompt: velvety

such exquisite strands, the pearls—
and velvet— oh—
how the earrings sparkle in the light.
leaves
on a piece of freshly picked fruit.


Title: Sweet as Pie
Prompt: acidic

She’s not cherry berry apple
cinnamon pumpkin peach pecan sweet.

She’s more a sour kind of pie
that makes you pucker your face,
squeeze your eyes.


Title: the 5:15
Prompt: anxious

Did I miss the bus?!
No, I came early! The bus must be late!
Could there have been a—no—the schedule said—
I wring my hands.

The bus arrives.