Tagged: fuel

your stories live on

your stories live on
long after you have left us –
grandma’s great pot of

dill, simmering on the stove,
its scent fueling new memories
.
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prepping for a snow

so much pain and love

so much pain and love
goes into a real shouting
match – a lifetime spent

fueling each other can wake
even the neighbors, naturally
.
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we bump into the

we bump into the
edges
of one another’s
stories on the street,

in the park, at the gas station,
perhaps fueling our own
.
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study the thing that

study the thing that
fuels you –
shape,
textures,
flavors,
whether or not
it keeps you
up at night, and
not just how
many miles
per gallon
.
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you squeeze air into

some afternoons are

some afternoons are
arranged in such a way as
to fuel twin rockets
but the physics
behind a good
night’s sleep still
lie in the
precision landing
.
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April collects her