Tagged: april

let’s place a bookmark

let’s place a bookmark
into this moment, where waking
is remembering
.
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y

on the dark side of

on the dark side of
apple pie is wanting more
apple pie – each slice

disappears faster than the slice
before – it’s already april
.
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y

mama’s peonies

mama’s peonies
arrive as if on cue – one, two,
three, four, five – she brings

each stem in from late April to
May, so it blooms just for her
.
20220508:1837
y

a matter of chance –

a matter of chance –
chasing cherry blossoms in the
middle of april
.
20220417:2245
y

april showers bring

april showers bring
mom’s peonies closer, a layered
anticipation
.
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y

the first of may slides

the first of may slides
into april’s layers as if
it’d never snuck out
.
20210501:1821
y

april sews enough

april sews enough
pockets overnight to catch
rain as it passes
.
20210418:1758
y

two days before we

two days before we
transplant our seedlings, april frost,
a staring contest
.
20210402:1828
y

we have arrived on

we have arrived on
another first of april
like thirty-seven

rose-colored azalea buds
waiting for a chance to bloom
.
20210401:2054
y

we know the cherry

we know the cherry
blossoms are out, the same way
we know the wedding

is postponed, the taxes won’t
do themselves, it is april
.
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y