Tagged: ocean

eventually, each

eventually, each
memory runs into the
ocean, still trying

to claim distinct space, blowing
bubbles in its infancy
.
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by the water’s edge,

by the water’s edge,
bonds become stronger, it’s true –
looking out into

the depth of an endlessly
cold darkness brings us closer
.
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in the garage, a

in the garage, a
car can dream – past the turn of
the driveway, beyond

the perfectly manicured
lawns, somewhere by blue waters
.
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there are mornings

there are mornings
when i insist
that you hear
the wind crashing
through autumn
leaves like there is
an ocean at our
window, that we can
hear with
the same ears
.
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mom’s love is dauntless,

mom’s love is dauntless,
carrying dried lily buds
across an ocean
.
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across the ocean,

across the ocean,
we offer wireless internet –
otherwise, we would

face a recruitment problem
for wild hearts yearning to roam
.
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look far enough, then

look far enough, then
even farther, the ocean
is our backyard, all

we have to do is lean back,
trust that we will float away
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: float

we are new england-

we are new england-
bound, routing through america’s
backyards – river, swamp,

fences, and glimpses of freedom
here and there, an ocean calling
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: new england

by the pacific

by the pacific
shore, we are balancing rocks,
one for each prayer or

wish or anticipation
or joy, dad carried them all
.
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we are an hour’s

we are an hour’s
ride away from the ocean.
there’s a gathering-

up-of-skirt feeling as i
write this, ready to take the plunge
.
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