Tagged: missing

we are sure, but not

we are sure, but not
certain – the culprit has bunny
ears, our missing herbs
.
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three months later, we

three months later, we
are one man down, one grill less –
some things are ever

replaceable, others leave
an irreparable hole
.
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bus, train, or car ride –

bus, train, or car ride –
opportunistic sightseeing:
one; chance nap: zero
.
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missing the look of

missing the look of
the moon from this particular
street is perhaps too

specific – the tilt of these
branches, the curve of the sky
.
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maybe we are in

maybe we are in
competition and we don’t
know it, just missing

each other in the bamboo
grove, from winter into spring
.
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there are layers to

there are layers to
memories that reside in
whispers – not knowing

what happened to the other colt
gets pushed into these shadows
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: layers

this evening, when the

this evening, when the
sandhill cranes arrived, you noticed
one colt missing – from

four to three to two to one, we
will one day all go missing
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: missing

in the end, memories

in the end, memories
will be the things i used to
collect, missing parts
.
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the ones you miss

the ones you miss
most are the ones
who depart the
soonest – trying to
get out of that one
requires a time
machine or two
fingers of whiskey
.
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there are moments when

there are moments when
i don’t want to leave home, seconds
when i long for hours –

tucked into childhood memories,
each feeling fading to an ache
.
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