Tagged: poetry
we find ways to hold
we find ways to hold
it altogether, stay whole,
compartmentalize –
a juxtaposition for how
we show up in the present
.
20210517:1644
y
in the end, there is
in the end, there is
no real cajoling someone to
get vaccinated
.
20210516:1058
y
at the greenmarket,
at the greenmarket,
a bouquet of crimson clover
in exchange for a
pretty penny. at home, a
field of red clover laughing
.
20210515:2039
y
some noodles are made
some noodles are made
for drowning, with a couple
slices of pork, an
egg that floats, scallions for days,
perfected by a simple broth
.
20210514:1904
y
downsizing is not
downsizing is not
as easy as it’s made out
to be – letting go
takes a degree of apathy,
privilege, money in the bank
.
20210513:2242
y
wednesday night, you are
wednesday night, you are
hand-rolling sushi with us,
guiding us through each
ingredient, so that nothing
and maybe everything falls out
.
20210512:2133
y
the robin who made
the robin who made
her nest in dad’s hibiscus
syriacus caught
a whiff of clean laundry airing
on mama’s clothesline, moved north
.
20210511:2113
y
in the middle of
in the middle of
a pandemic, a lunch break,
old and new friendships
.
20210510:2139
y
in the middle of
in the middle of
husking fifty to sixty
bamboo shoots, splinters
.
20210508:2200
y
in the dream after
in the dream after
the dream that is just before
waking, a buffet
with no lines, waiting for you
to return from the restroom
.
20210507:1934
y
