Tagged: heart

at the end of the

at the end of the
night, i store all of these pinpricks
in my heart, absorbed,

melted down into coarser,
even coarser elements, pray
.
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morning flight – the air

morning flight – the air
traffic controller issues
an advisory –

carry gratitude in your
heart, easily within reach
.
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protecting one’s heart

protecting one’s heart
requires a daily letting
go and letting in
.
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even if the whole

even if the whole
is greater
than the sum of
its parts, it falls short
without heart
.
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we are on the move –

we are on the move –
through tunnels, across bridges,
over highways, and

beyond state lines – unseating
our hearts for the bumpy ride
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: move

tell me what you see

tell me what you see
when you hear two-hundred-million
dollars – a landmark,

an artificial heart, an
education, a vessel
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: vessel

we are nearly home,

we are nearly home,
though the distance is often
immeasurable
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: immeasurable

t minus ninety-

t minus ninety-
three minutes until you depart –
my heart cancels launch
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: depart

all-purpose flour,

all-purpose flour,
water, a pinch of salt, and
some muscle – let’s not

forget that it’s the muscle
that pulls us altogether
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: muscle

there are moments when

there are moments when
i feel sick thinking about
it – what to do, what

to say, where to put my feet,
my hands, opened or closed, my heart
.
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