July 3rd Sunday Write Appears Aug. 1st Friday

So I never claimed I wasn’t often late with these things, although this time I may be approaching a record. Put it down to Olympic fever, maybe? The occasion: the Bloomington Writers Guild “Third Sunday Write” (see June 21, May 24, et al.), with coordinator Shana Ritter offering three prompts this time out, of which I chose the first:

High Summer

Yes, the summer was high,
perhaps it was from legalized marijuana —
or smokes more exotic for those that had the taste —
but the vapor, of whatever sort, rose up to the heavens
mellowing harp music,
making the angels there kick their heels
and light up their halos.
The soft, warm glow could be seen
even from Earth, below,
momentarily halting wars, crises,
enemies shaking hands. . .
It was high time.

Yeah, one might hope, eh? But the exercises are fun, still, and the prompts generally good ones — in fact I think a few more members have recently joined, so check it out on Facebook at “3rdsundaywrite” and see what/if others may have added.