Tagged: home

the fig tree is ripe

the fig tree is ripe
with robins this morning, knocking
off heavy fruit to

pick at across the lawn as
we wait for the main event
.
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y

summer friday rain –

summer friday rain –
the cat in the yard also has
disappointing days
.
20220812:1021
y

mama conjured a

mama conjured a
grasshopper out of whimsy – yes,
it was just like that
.
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this must be the place,

this must be the place,
said one creature to the other,
the aroma of

apples and spice cooked over low
heat escaping into the yard
.
20220806:1814
y

even in the big

even in the big
city, the “little” enclaves –
Chinatown, K-Town,
Little Senegal, Guyana,
Italy, Poland, India –
cannot contain
the vastness
of our mothers’
spices, simmering
on the stove
.
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the heat wave rolling

the heat wave rolling
into town knocks out our ACs,
the hummingbird still

visits, doing aerial
acrobatics, not sweating
.
20220615:2049
y

we count down the days

we count down the days
until we can return home,
syllables stretching
.
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y

after all these years,

after all these years,
a blood orange season in
our home – juice, jam, joy
.
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the sparrows outside

the sparrows outside
my window are forever
collecting fallen

twigs and leaves to build a home –
city dwellers, on the move
.
20220430:1056
y

t-minus just one

t-minus just one
more project before we can
go home, just one more
.
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