Tagged: future

within every hour,

within every hour,
there are eleven minutes
that take flight, nearly

a fifth of a minute that
sits still, one-eighth in running shoes
.
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morning flight, homebound,

morning flight, homebound,
yesterday’s memories spread wings,
day’s constellations
.
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just before bedtime,

just before bedtime,
fireworks –
i press down hard
on these pages so
that the memories
will keep,
as a reminder
or a suggestion
for future summers
.
20170704:2340
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once in awhile, here

once in awhile, here
meets there, then meets
now, it shouldn’t take
two measures of
courage to ask
for a dance
.
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there is as much

there is as much
volume
for holding on
as there is for
letting go. one
being more
visible than the
other, we
keep choosing
to go all in
.
20170612:1650
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the right words cost an

the right words cost an
arm and a leg – no one warns
you when you are just

starting out. it takes decades to
roll them out appropriately
.
20170515:2237
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we are daring, we

we are daring, we
are impulsive, pushing the
boundaries of these

tales we tell ourselves, and the
ones into which we aim to grow
.
20170508:0748
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