Tagged: notes
spring dances across
spring dances across
our fire escape, from one
corner to the next,
singing the notes of morning
song before the sun rises
.
20230403:2131
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for the most part, the
for the most part, the
ones who can leave leave, the ones
who can’t stick it out,
compare notes with neighbors, at
times, eye the empty units
.
20220227:1926
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not all fried chicken
not all fried chicken
are created equal – we
each take detailed notes
across the years, memories
stained with shiny family smiles
.
20210321:1933
y
i don’t know how to
i don’t know how to
be a proper human, i make
little notes on how
to conduct myself, scratch out
wins, circle losses with a
bruised marker, i catch
myself staring at myself,
there’s no turning back
.
20170623:1338
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the first snow of the
the first snow of the
season is a light dusting,
flurries passing notes
across state lines, innocuous
but slippery all the same
.
20161213:0713
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the page-turner is
the page-turner is
a partner in crime whether
the notes fall into
place or begin to hit the
fan – late night chamber music
.
20160512:0702
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we leave messages
we leave messages
for one another, tucked here and
there – it’s not enough
.
20150207:2145
y
two or three notes
two or three notes
in, and we find
ourselves in
familiar territory –
the luck of
the draw, perhaps
.
20150125:0845
y
the difference between
the difference between
having much and having
little to offer is
in what we tell
ourselves –
every once in
awhile, we ought to
compare notes
.
20150112:0840
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it takes a constellation
it takes a constellation
of solid whole
notes and a meteor
shower of
sixteenth notes,
unrushed,
to engage the vital
organs, swing
open the hatch
that might be
solitude if you feel
crowded, company
if you bear seclusion.
it’s no surprise that they
wish to come in –
we are all at once
lonely and social,
yearning to strike
the right chord
.
20130721:1747
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