pre :: tense

:: I pretended plunge of the French press. I pretended sky, that light it made at the end of summer, like nougat.

:: I pretended kiss good morning. I pretended grizzled beard. The lunch pail ate my salad.

:: I pretended word-of-the-day. I pretended sneezing.

:: I pretended creak in the floor. I pretended duck blind, pond of hesitation.

:: I pretended elbows. I pretended gnarled socks.

:: I pretended beadwork. My sister’s last obsession. Armoire might be the-word-of-the-day.

:: I pretended keystrokes, looking up. I pretended flags.

:: I pretended sheaf of paper. Sheaf might be the word-of-the-day. The printer lost communication with resource. None of us knew resource. Resource might be the word-of-the-day.

:: I pretended adjustable chair. I pretended blue walls. I shook hands with my phone. Compliance might be the word-of-the-day.

:: I pretended glare of road. I pretended chariot clouds. I pretended paint, blistering on a barn. Exposed might be the word-of-the-day.

:: I pretended cawing of crow. I pretended porch.

:: I pretended cathedral trees. I pretended confection of blossoms, adrift in the sticky air.

:: I pretended stillness. I pretended spores. I pretended pollen powdering a new beginning, fine and honest.