A Perfect Day by Donna M. Monnig (NaPoWriMo)

A Perfect Day

Sitting in the castle window,
breezes flowing like a melody,
Book, half open on my lap,
notebook open under my pen,
letting the stories escape at last,
out of my mind and onto page.
Places I can only dream come 
alive in swirls of ink, dancing
beneath my fingers. Giving life
where before was barren,
sharing my imaginary friends
with the world, relaxed in my 
stone fortress, safe from life’s
stormy harbors and jagged 
rock and hard place pains. 
A knight in shining armor standing
guard at the door, disturb me 
not, he will ensure. A sword with
blue bejeweled hilt hangs at the 
ready for me to wield, wicked as 
any pen, though perhaps, not as
mighty. Content to bask, at least
for a moment, in the peace and 
quiet stillness, silence like a 
melody playing in the wind – a
song of the high tower. Jealous 
perhaps, if only for a moment, 
of Rapunzel in her peaceful respite. 
A perfect day, writing away, all 
the mysterious adventures tilting
at windmills in the deep recesses 
of my mind. The ideal life of a
writer, at least, for a day. Or two. 

©2024 Donna M. Monnig
4-25-2024
NaPoWriMo Day 25 Challenge: “write a poem based on the “Proust Questionnaire,” a set of questions drawn from Victorian-era parlor games, and adapted by modern interviewers. You could choose to answer the whole questionnaire, and then write a poem based on your answers, answer just a few, or just write a poem that’s based on the questions.” 

I chose just a few of the questions like a perfect day, perfect happiness, where you’d like to live, favorite profession, etc.