Tagged: remembrance
back when colorful
back when colorful
purslane took root in the cracks
of our driveway, we
pull them up like weeds, not knowing
that the years would add value
.
20230109:2046
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we remember the
we remember the
slope of every third hill that saved
us, of every fifth
incline that challenged us, letting
go of the slippery slide
.
20230102:0943
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for eight weeks that spring,
for eight weeks that spring,
maybe more, maybe less, the
opportunity
for something like love was present
like a swarm of birds, feeding
.
20221228:1050
y
and still, every time,
and still, every time,
these boots, and the feeling of
being waited on
.
20221027:1741
y
the scent of soap and
the scent of soap and
lotion, interrupted by
that of the waters
from the canal – a curious
mixture, even for a poodle
.
20221019:1747
y
perhaps there is no
perhaps there is no
prerequisites to spiraling,
as natural as a
forgotten sequence, prompted
by simply remembering
.
20220705:1450
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we collect memories
we collect memories
in irregularly-sized
vessels, in the hope
that they will not leak, find their
way out, look for something more
.
20220601:2010
y
wanting some things that
wanting some things that
don’t make sense is a trademark
happening – we yearn
for the possibilities
closest to impossible
.
20220523:2123
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first impressions run
first impressions run
deep – we keep remembering
one another just
as we were and not as we
have become, pressed by the world
.
20220504:1941
y
with twin azalea
with twin azalea
blossoms tucked into her hair,
mom summons us home
.
20220401:1636
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