Hitchiker From Another World

1
Sunday, an overarching day both raw edge conduit and 
coarse grain shelter for that soul in torment,
it’s when psyches plagued by doubt face those  
sudden twists and turns we call bizarre,
thoughts of the macabre and their covert operation may 
intrude into our leisure zone as skin rash nettle hazard.
we’re there latent paranormal hidden hands as I drew  
closer to a roadside curb whose mortar filling had been  
shrivelled due to timeline passage?

2
One can be blind to seismic  portent, atmospheric tension’s 
silent whisper, random omen pointer surreptitious,
little did I know what lay ahead bar dim light inkling and 
its scene-shifter impact at an awkward later stage,
as the wheels of my car began to screech a pulsing 
nebula of images stoked an inner world sixth sense,
skepticism’s early cloud speck haze now off-limit as
orange-red sunlight shafts reveal an ornamental placard.  
.
3
It had this brazen mantra, 
that  cryptic but incisive query- 
“Going somewhere?”
Light green paint brush clusters and intertwining leafs 
garnished borders of this plaque with its scheme 
in transit blithe charm,
an angel face hitchhiker stood, her ocean blue crest 
eyes  openly inviting  gold rush dawn apogee,
a silken twang rippled like some fresh mint oxbow 
spring chase or meander.
“Hello, I'm Lelia. Life is an algebra of enigmatic 
hue and strange encounters going into orbit.
Clandestine journey for bohemian quest
Who knows what convoluted upshot might ensue?”
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Caliri Avatar
November 1, 2022 at 11:00 PM
This was a tremendous write! Fantastic job placing 10th in my contest. Enjoyed the free write sensibility. Sorry it took so long to judge..a hiccup in the space-time continuum.
Dietrich Avatar
October 19, 2022 at 12:50 PM
I sure loved getting to the part about the cool looking hitchhiker. A very creative piece of writing, Howard.
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