dโVerse prosery
“Hey, brother.” Fat Greg lifted the flap of Earl’s camping tent and prodded him unceremoniously. “Wake up.”
Instantly, Earl was awake. Sleeping rough for more than twelve years had taught him to always keep one eye open, and he had long since gotten used to Greg’s behavior. Besides, having a friend was a matter of survival on the street. “Hey, Greg! It’s gotta be past midnightโฆ What’s up? Did you score any dope tonight?”
Fat Greg was always high on something. He said he couldn’t survive on the streets otherwise. “Hells yeah, bro. I’m high as a kite right nowโฆ Hey, listenโฆ Whaddaya think of the sky?”
“Huh?”
“The sky, bro! The sky!”
“Of the sky? Of the sky? Seriously? Greg, I’m living in a tent in the street! Of the sky?”
“Night walks scattering poems, bro! The stars sway on threads of gossamer!”
Prosery?
dโVerse prosery is flash fiction with a beginning, a middle and an end, in any genre of the authorโs choice, no longer than 144 words. This very short piece of prose must include an assigned line from a poem, within the 144 word limit. Writers may change the punctuation of the assigned line, but they may not insert words within the quotation.
In the street of the sky night walks scattering poems.
–e. e. cummings, Tulips and Chimneys, IX- Impressions
The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
creative and engrossing!
๐ค๐๐ป Lov ๐๐ป๐ค
Your Prosery is beautifully conceived … and speaks to so many without homes. I keep plastic bags of ‘essentials’ in my automobile trunk. Soaps, toothpaste, warm socks, protein bars … hand them out wherever, whenever I can.
๐ค๐๐ป Helen ๐๐ป๐ค ~ you are such a kind soul
I think that being high like that makes the street a wonderful place.
๐ค๐๐ป Bjรถrn ๐๐ป๐ค
I’m extremely impressed. Go Greg! Go David! ๐
๐๐๐ป Terveen ๐๐ป๐
Strangely, I like the word, gossamer.
๐ค๐๐ป Robert ๐๐ป๐ค ~ me too!
I love this and such an inventive use of the prompt line ๐
๐ค๐๐ป Ange ๐๐ป๐ค
Didnโt know you write such compelling flash fictions too. This is awesome, bro. I love the vibe in the story, the dialogue is simple, real and stimulating.
๐๐๐ป Lamittan ๐๐ป๐
All over the world street poetry is revered
You did a wonderful work here, honoring the syllables of the homeless.
Just pausing and for a moment to enter their thought process, you did an incredibly beautiful sweat with these two lines
๐ธNight walks scattering poems,ย bro! The stars sway on threads of gossamer๐ธ
Great prompt, returning to cummings, love it.
๐๐๐ป Abi ๐๐ป๐ ~ thanks!
You are most welcome Davidโค