Day-24
NaPoWriMo-2026
Prompt: In her poem, “The Flying Nightdress,” Mandakranta Sen describes something fantastical and strange that occurs while the rest of the world is asleep. The imagery of the poem is dreamlike, but the situation it describes is otherwise presented quite straightforwardly. Today, we challenge you to write your own poem that takes place at night, and describes something magical or strange that happens but that no one is awake (or around) to notice.
as the crackers
sound faded
in the midnight oil
the streets wore
a look of eerieness
dogs shivered
under the cars
the birds and their
nests burned to death
trees shrivelled
for one's celebration
others suffered
the earth smogged and
moaned in the midst
after the endless chaos
the brick walls
dangled with
twinkling stars
she walked
slowly towards
each house
marked them
with her talons
tasted blood
on their doorsteps
with her tongue
Lakshmi was furious.
Participating in : NaPoWriMo-2026
With what we've done with our blessings, no wonder Laxmi is furious. This is visceral.
ReplyDeleteOh, my. La Lakshmi is furious. We better atone or else. Thanks for sharing.
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