Tagged: arrival
september arrives
september arrives
with the monarch butterflies,
five generations
all at once waving hello
and goodbye in our backyard
.
20210905:2245
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t-minus one month
t-minus one month
before homecoming – suitcases
out and ready, chores
crossed off, two by two, days become
longer, stretched across memories
.
20210718:1712
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coming home after
coming home after
four hundred and fifty-two
days, so much privilege –
love, love, love, love bubbling,
gratitude spilling over
.
20210612:2043
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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
.
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time makes everyone
time makes everyone
wait, often arrives late, wears
his costume loosely
.
20201124:0936
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when they finally
when they finally
came, we were overjoyed – bees,
in our urban patch
of herbs and native plants, dipping
into the courtyard for a sip
.
20200906:1421
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august arrives, and
august arrives, and
of course, we are not ready –
we have never been
ready, arriving at this
corner, year after year, stunned
.
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there is never a
there is never a
perfect time for
arrivals nor
departures – we
hold our breaths for
as long as we
can, knowing that
it is inevitable
.
20200409:2242
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a fish to stay, a
a fish to stay, a
fish to take home – riding the
swift currents of chance
.
20200316:2030
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we will arrive and
we will arrive and
depart on a tilt, the earth’s
gravity pulling
us into a strangled embrace,
the light only inches away
.
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