Perishables
Prolonging processionals half-inching toward
dead registers most infamous
Express
shoppers mutter
pounding carts
praying vacant lanes invite
before milk warms
sherbert's slush
or sweethearts sour
our lonely plight.
Perishables © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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28 words (prompt limit). One Line Art brevity challenge image (multiple faces drawn along a single line) prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2743562--One-line-art
As per the prompt, the poem is one long sentence:
Prolonging processionals half-inching toward dead registers most infamous - Express - shoppers mutter, pounding carts, praying vacant lanes invite before milk warms, sherbert's slush, or sweethearts sour our loveless plight.
Submitted: February 25, 2020