a young girl
strolls into the middle of the room
looking for her father
she waits
and there is a weighty-ness to her waiting
not the delicate anticipation of a new love
but the heaviness of knowing and not knowing
why did his light blow out so young?
and even though she knows full well
why does she wait?
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we stand
on the bridge
connecting two worlds
facing each other
facing out
what moves in the stillness?
stepping forward
backward
not knowing where we’re going.
we stand
on a bridge
connecting to worlds
we dance.
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broken
sore
beat
at the end of the day
bone
tired.
I sit
satisfied
tired
warm
in bed
with a good book
bliss.
How do I stop?
put on the breaks
come into stillness
Once I get going
how do I remember the quietness of my heart?
Do I have enough will
to stop?
stop
pause
break
release
live
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There is a glint in the eye
a sparkle and then it is gone
just as the waves disappear into the stillness of the lake
becoming one
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is round
hollow
ripped by the sun
the strings strum
the sounds reverberates
filling the universe.
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you call in the morning
kings of the jungle
your screeching pulls me
from my dream-like state
weeding chives
silently
showing off
showing up
on my doorstep
stepping in
wings black
hearts warm
gazed fixed
on the rotting egg.
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she walks into the boutique
takes off her shoes
not wanting to be found
she walks barefoot
stealth
avoiding the sales rep
that is headed straight for her
she busies herself with a rack of skirts
camouflaging into the floral
the sales rep ignores all signs of engrossedness
‘can i help you with anything?’
no.
she sighs
puts on her shoes
and walks out.
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sunflower
such a warmth emanates from your face
I feel safe in your presence
cared for
you are the beautiful strong mother
i have dreamed of
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bringers of spring
filling ditches
decorating roadsides
planted by the wind
unkempt
wildness
sprawling bright beauty
lupins
grown beside Mary
carefully tended
colorful
cut back
in high summer
to make space
for the next floral flush
lupins
seeds hard like black beans
spread out on the table
placed into packages
stored
dry
for the winter.
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