Today’s prompt from NaPoWriMo.net was to use something from The Strangest Things in the World, by Thomas R Henry, as inspiration. I chose:
Where Snails Become Flowers
Swirl of berry, vanilla and lemon
Tightly painted and wrapped on my back
Hard candy sparkle of orange and lime
Curled stiffly on my exoskeleton spine
My tree home blossoms in spirals of
Colorful gastropod families
Shades that delight, cream and lavender,
Woo your eye to my flirty crust
But, beware
Hues without scent
Stripes without stamens
Oh woe to one who falls for my
Colorful candy shell
Nothing but bitter mollusk beneath
