Tagged: score
racing the sun to
racing the sun to
the rotunda and back again –
sun, one; us, zero
.
20230524:1207
y
someone is keeping
someone is keeping
score – petunias making their
mark on the driveway
.
20210307:1701
y
stained with specks of juice –
stained with specks of juice –
mulberry tree, one. deck, zero.
our stomachs, empty
.
20210211:2054
y
when we meet, we score
when we meet, we score
our edges, cross-hatch the grooves,
make every attempt
to see eye-to-eye, or close
enough for understanding
.
20190715:2342
y
** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: cross-hatch
three days before heading
three days before heading
home, a ball of nerves
tumbles in the chest,
jostled and batted around
like the best
game of post-election
pinball ever played,
where the score is
already in the trillions,
you’re playing right
into enemy territory,
and all the flashing
lights, bells and noise-
makers seem to only make
the ball move faster –
keeping up is essentially
adding so many
zeroes and counting on
that slingshot save
.
20170417:0050
y
it is tomato
it is tomato
season, and the score is five-
zero, madeline
.
20160824:2311
y
under the shelter
under the shelter
of friendship, we keep score just
like any other
.
20160209:0706
y
we are required
we are required
to meet our dreams halfway –
fists full of music
.
20160120:0758
y
loss is sometimes found
loss is sometimes found
in the folds of
bedsheets –
the score is always
uncertain, but
you know you
want to
play again
.
20140203:2113
y
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