Day 3 is Opposite Day for this round: https://www.napowrimo.net/day-three-9/.

 

First, the opposite version:

You know nothing,
an aversion to density

smoothness
earth, packed in tight

sheets of color
dispersed, far and wide

—

The vivid greyscale
of the multitude of murals
sucked in all the light
normally present in green grasses
and split-second microexpressions
behind household doors

—

On my way out
a torrent of sunrays
blasting into space

 

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And here’s the original poem, which I wrote back in January:

I understand
the predilection for the desolate

textures rough
skies open

grains of black-and-white
clustered together

—

The muted colors
of the twelve sketches
gave a hint of glistening
otherwise absent from the grey skies
and the slow-motion trees
outside the car windows

—

On my way home
a few drops of rain
landed on my windshield

 

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(2 April 2023—posted 3 April 2023)

 

 

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