Tagged: mystery

knowing when to move

knowing when to move
on is an art, is reading cues
from the air, patterns

in the light, is shrinking some
organs to make room for others
.
20211015:2052
y

maybe we all long

maybe we all long
to understand the distances
between our mutual

universes – like fruits looking
yonder on an adjacent frond
.
20210618:1856
y

between the flower

between the flower
beds and the hummingbird feeders
is a battlefield

of drunken, dead, and dying
bumblebees, we wash our hands
.
20210616:1908
y

here and there, we will

here and there, we will
find a lifetime of loosened
screws, looking for home
.
20210227:2220
y

part of a balanced

part of a balanced
diet consists of asking
just enough questions

and no more, so that we can
savor the joy in mystery
.
20201227:1708
y

maybe we are all

maybe we are all
upturned and unmoored, drifting
farther from the shore
.
20201102:1824
y

to this very day –

to this very day –
the lady, or the tiger –
still a mystery
.
20200901:1636
y

there are scrolls to

there are scrolls to
each of the world’s
regions tucked into
our kitchen drawer –
we unfurl them, two
or five at a time
over bowl, pan,
or pot, tasting
the mysteries
.
20200401:1041
y

maybe the best or

maybe the best or
the worst of us are wrapped in
some mystery – it

takes a different kind of effort
to break, to reveal, to blossom
.
20200122:0807
y

january is

january is
solving only the puzzles
that want to be solved
.
20190125:2328
y

** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: solved