Tagged: retreat
across the city,
across the city,
we meet in slices of sky
and make up things to
do to feel purposeful and
maybe even important
.
20230126:2214
y
autumn retreats, a
autumn retreats, a
mistaken identity,
makes way for winter
.
20211113:1422
y
when summer retreats,
when summer retreats,
we can grab our paddles and
chase after it for
just a little while longer,
and then still, even longer
.
20190909:0746
y
** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: retreats
at every
at every
intersection,
there is
a sign for
instructions on
how to turn
around – it’s
unclear whether
it is the heart
or the mind
that plays
the traffic cop
waving you ahead
.
20140121:0047
y
if retreating from
if retreating from
the world is finding a way
in, and staying still –
that will be my specialty
a slow sun-dried nom de plume
.
20120724:0831
y
at varying degrees, we learn
at varying degrees, we learn
to close our eyes, to be
tempted, to loosen the
hinge on what we see,
to be found –
if held
for a moment
longer,
we could
almost hear the
world tucking
up its edges
as it retreated –
for god’s sake
don’t peek
.
20111025:0824
y
not being an
not being an
expert on
love means
my body some-
times shuts
down when you
look at me
that way. the
neglect generates
a slight oxygen
deficiency,
activating the
autonomic
nervous system
to trigger a
longing
yawn –
as if one could
retreat any further
.
20110812:0850
y
an entire world
an entire world
can retreat
gracefully into
the contours of her
eyes while
the rest of
her face
registers
unconcern
.
20110120:2211
y
y 