Tagged: embrace

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
.
20200228:0748
y

we flex a bit

we flex a bit
to embrace the
moments that
need embracing,
sometimes longing
for a simple release
.
20160423:0959
y

first light rises with

first light rises with
a flap of elephant
wings, stirs
the bedroom
curtains to uncover
the embrace
at its most
vulnerable spell
.
20140526:0754
y

underneath love are

underneath love are
complex layers of
understanding and
misunderstanding,
cells unrecognizable
even to oneself.
naturally, the body
will come to accept
or reject the
interruption – either
way, it always starts
as an embrace
.
20140429:1018
y

most recoveries

most recoveries
are not immediately
detectable, like

day creeping into night – no
strain, only arms, letting go
.
20131029:2305
y

every now and then,

every now and then,
we are led to the sea to
test our steadfastness –
like a young
grandmother’s
embrace, the waves
are both
intimate and
aloof, warm
and so cold
.
20130831:2147
y

you are burning

you are burning
a perfumed memory in
your pipe, inhaling
that slow embrace,
exhaling a
silent foxtrot
.
20110802:0824
y

part of embracing

part of embracing
a neighborhood
is seeing what
you have gained
and reminiscing
on what you have lost
.
20110127:2021
y