A Poetic Story for Sunday Whirl. I love these challenges. Plug the words below into a poem. I hope you enjoy, and join in the fun!
Sunday Whirl: drifted, hypnotic, hiss, rifle, steam, flush, beetle, grass, perfume, swaying, skin, radiance.
Hiss!
Steam drifted off the sidewalk—
Excessive heat, summer storm—
My skin glowing, flush and pink.
Perfumed honeysuckle, the
Radiance of summer vines
Sparkling within the rain.
A ladybug and beetle
Square off on a broken leaf.
Who will win this little war?
Then, I hear it in the grass.
Hiss! Rattle! Ready to strike—
Swaying, hypnotic. Rifle!
~Kaci Rigney Copyright 2026
Photo: AI Generated
Kaci Rigney 