Lone regale of corpse plant rot.
Leaden legs on streets of dust.
Crevices of six feet ill.
Long nails hanker the earth’s crust.
Gray roses laid on tombstone.
Senescent-fade of best buds.
Repast to pay its tribute.
Petrichor release of studs.
In morrow brittle thorns stink.
Unmanicured foes dig deep.
Writhe of vermin circle box.
Quondam insomniac sleeps.
9/22/2020
Writing Challenge - Decay - Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Constance La France
Categories:
unmanicured, death, friendship, insect,
Form: Quatrain