The Taste of Goodbye
A Sensory Poem
Slowly cresting the hill again, red tail lights glimmer and sparkle in the pavement.
Softer by the second, the crunching roll of tires on gravel subsides to the whispers of a misty rain on grass.
Sensing the new vacancy, a deep, rich petrichor invites itself over.
For the first time in a while, warm moisture revisits the ground, the air, and your upturned face.
And then tight, bitter, and familiar, it swells in your throat once more: the taste of goodbye.
About the Creator
Gabriel Huizenga
Twas for love of words that I first joined this site:
Poetry, especially, and dear short stories too;
For to live one's best is to read, and to write!
So find me in words here, and I'll find you 💙
Thanks for stopping by! :)
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"Any last words, cowboy?" "None you'd understand, sodbuster." "Funny. That's Marshall Sodbuster to you. But I meant some last nugget that would help us in the adjudication of the myriad offenses counted against you and your gang. I wasn't asking for penitence."
By Adam Diehl5 days ago in Fiction
Comments (6)
Beautifully done - such a familiar and real experience <3
Beautiful, Gabriel! I loved the art too!
Beautiful upon beautiful! This one is going to linger with me. Gripping lines that transport the reader right into the scene! Incredible artwork too!
This is wonderful, Gabriel. I can see it so clearly. Well done.
I see Cindy has got there before me but extra bonus points from me for "petrichor". What a word. Thanks for taking me with you again. I feel that a lot when I read your work, like I'm a passenger on Gabriel's magic carpet (not Disney's Aladdin, more Arabian Nights).
My newest and most favorite word of the day: petrichor! I really loved this sensory poem and could literally feel, taste, hear, see, and smell everything described. So masterfully done!