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Another year, another April and we’re back! Today’s prompt to write a Kay Ryan-esque poem came from the official NaPo site. Audio here

Paint me a sea.
Not with rough
ragged waves
but flags, curling
crisp in the wind;
wisps of fists
calling in a warning.
or calling me in.

Paint me a sea
even Hokusai
couldn’t predict;
strict strokes and a squint
of colour like a hint
of pink drowning
in the blue.

Paint me a sea
with the far away moon
swallowing her clouds
as I, also far away,
swallow loud thoughts

of you

Picture credit: Kojima Island http://www.publicdomainpictures.et/view-image.php?image=76216&picture=kojima-island