Very loosely based on the photo prompt:

John Lennon said
women are the other half of the sky

So it must be
a quirk of the weather
that it is not raining today

and a sign of calluses
that the feet of the dark-robed minions
do not bleed
from dancing on the jagged edges

7:10, 25 June 2022

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The original post is at https://thepoetrymarathon.com/kevinjoconner/2022-poetry-marathon-hour-2

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