Monday, 9 November 2026

November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 9: The answer

Day 9: write a ‘help’ poem (see link)

 
The Answer
 
The Answer spoke from the bubbles in a pint glass,
in a tea-leaf face ground into a porcelain cup,
scratched jazz bouncing beneath a dusty needle,
interpretative dancers aglitter under a disco ball,
a sodden lottery ticket grasped in a warm pocket,
strangers sharing jokes at an iced-up bus stop,
a message and smiley sat waiting on a dating app,
the purr of a cat as it noses you awake.
 
Copyright Vickie Johnstone, November 9, 2026

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