Tagged: old
the first sign of spring
the first sign of spring
changes as we grow old – plans
thwarted by rain, a
bouquet of daffodils, a
sudden bamboo shoot harvest
.
20230424:2012
y
some things never get
some things never get
old – but for the brand new things
that keep popping up
.
20230226:1007
y
between the walls of
between the walls of
our unit, the pipes are heating
up tonight, scatting
a rhythm familiar
only to the oldest tenants
.
20221210:0020
y
carrying home new
carrying home new
books, with a freshly printed
library card in
your pocket, is a rare reward
for leaving behind all you’ve known
.
20220319:1652
y
new neighbors are like
new neighbors are like
old neighbors – you can get to
know them all at once
.
20220210:2242
y
our lot ends at the
our lot ends at the
[fill in the blank here] bicycle
is something new and
exciting to repeat until
we grow old and the wheels rust
.
20211104:2135
y
new friends
new friends
come and
go, but old
friends
come back
again
and again
.
20211007:2110
y
year after year – here
year after year – here
we are, disappearing – after
year after year, here
.
20210926:1441
y
yes, trading in new
yes, trading in new
habits for old is as effort-
less as exhaling –
let’s try out new things together
as long as we can go back
.
20210812:2053
y
listening to old
listening to old
taiwanese songs in mom’s kitchen,
reaching towards an
old ache, real and imagined,
melancholy in our bones
.
20210624:1824
y
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