A Delicate Turnover

Look outside the skin of sight
and slow a plan in progress -

lay hold of words that cause
delight and turn them into:

‘Such a sweet child’ for
"When he enters a room the air
is full of bells and their
tinkling brings a breath of living."

‘The tree without bark shone
in the sun’ could easily
change to "An aged silhouette
etched against a cliff honed
by the elements into an
eagle's perch, like iron and
a throne for a mighty king."

Words are made up of
more words and the way we
re-create them make
writing more interesting.

© Richard L. Provencher