The world on a string
Hanging from the hem of Nonna’s apron
Spaghetti sauce on my shirt from
Third helpings
Soft-sweet
Gravelly lilt
Never too far from a cup of coffee
Maple cabinets
Crooked drawers and
Rubber bands on every knob
The tang of big band
Sibilant buzz
Declarations of
Faith
Beautiful
Beautiful blue eyes
Dancing shoes
Laced with a melody
No one knows but
Us
Merriest kisses
Warmest hugs
Velvety
Boundless
Scribbles on junk mail
Recipe pages
Bursting margins
Matchbooks in a cast iron stove
Orange slices
Mint leaves
Strawberries
Smooth scrape of glass
Twirling
Finger bare
The string around my heart a
Petrichor rainbow
About the Creator
Rachel Silvestro
Writer; aspiring to be a published author--known preferable. Addicted to words, the Em Dash, and the Oxford Comma. I lean dark but am no stranger to lighter material, incl comedy and romance. Mother of 3 (she/her)
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Love it!