Poetry, Day Eight: Pleasure

From the tantalizing to the satisfyingly sober, have your poem convey a sense of pleasure today. Imbue it with joy, glee, and profound contentment — or, if you wish to keep it dark, write about the lack of or longing for pleasure in your life.

William Trost Richards

The Clunk of a chain

whispers, cries, please

the sweet scent of caramels

Halloween

The snap of a twig

the rustles of leaves

bones rattling from the behind you

Halloween

Shadows with cold hands

shadows with teeth

hiding behind you, above you, inside of you

Halloween