constructing poetry

red pockets for a single sister

maybe someday,
my sisters (I have four)—the ones who
have married and moved far away—
will linger close
one new year (we hold Christmas
late so all can attend)
and hand me an envelope—
we are married,
they’ll say,
and we wanted that luck
and chaos and fear
and happiness and pain
to be yours as well.
and I’ll open it,
and bow my thanks
and hug them for their pains
before sending them back to
husbands and children.
and maybe their luck
will be shared
in that little envelope.

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Prompt ▼

Prompt for: Feb 18 (Ren/Fyn)
Subject or Theme: Red Pockets...who would you give one to OR who would you like to receive one from and why? Red Pockets
Word(s) to Include: linger, chaos (or any derivatives of these words)
Forbidden Word(s): red (except in the title), give, fortune, prosperity, monster (or any derivatives of these words)
Additional Parameters: Use Red Pocket (or Packet or Envelope) as PART of your title. Do not use just “Red Pocket."
Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title or the brief description.