Noisy Faucet

Throughout the night,
while other folk were fast asleep,
their noisy faucet mumbled cyan,
vaunted a tragedy of paraffin,
a gradual puddle, ready to flame
into Koi no Yokan,
a nod to the arsonists’ tradition,
scantily clad in new lovers’ promises.

Kim M. Russell, 2018

Week 179

My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #187

4 thoughts on “Noisy Faucet

  1. kaykuala

    a nod to the arsonists’ tradition,
    scantily clad in new lovers’ promises

    Like the light-hearted expression. Wonderful humor Kim!

    Hank

    Liked by 1 person

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