Those Who Live in Grass Houses

Rumour

Rumour

It was just a look
a thing unspoken
but it wrote a book
to minds awoken.

That fleeting glance
a moment frozen
between the dance
of others dozing.

a rumour started
and stirred around
before they parted
all heard the sound.

And now it’s taken
by rich and poor
as truth awaking
and at their door.


Line count: 16
Rhymed abab
For PromptMaster! February Round 1, Prize Prompt
Prompt: The thing that started the rumor.