Tagged: net

the city catches

the city catches
us off guard often enough
that we’ve kept the net
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: net

loneliness has an

loneliness has an
exquisite net – we get caught
looking too closely
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: net

between wings and a

between wings and a
slice of sky is a net tailored
to catch morning’s light
.
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distance is the great

distance is the great
revealer – you are miles and miles
and miles away, i

am weaving such a tale, heavy
with details, just to reach you
.
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uncertainty can

uncertainty can
catch us
with any one
of her many
devices –
a hook, a net,
a parapet,
certainty
by telegram
.
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this morning, we heard

this morning, we heard
you were gone. if we were supposed
to be the net, we

failed. what’s the value of friendship
when the noose is tightening
.
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along Pier 7,

along Pier 7,
the afternoon winks
until each lamp
is lit, each casting net
returns heavy, each
breath full
.
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mixed in with the

mixed in with the
unwieldy wind
and rain, two
sirens tailspin
into the surf,
slinging a net
towards chaos
to pull
ashore sleep
.
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