Tagged: sleeves
we are always one
we are always one
round away from winning or
defeat, cards up our
sleeves or in full display, it
matters less when you’re having fun
.
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the dining table
the dining table
for the rest of our
lives, our first and
last, arrived
at sixteen minutes
past four this
afternoon, a
seventy-year-old
danish lady, with
a few wrinkles and
countless stories
tucked into
her sleeves, wrapped
carefully against the
first of december’s
chill, stepping out onto
the curb, in the
arms of gentle robert
.
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our mom’s azaleas
our mom’s azaleas
unfurl with
tricks up her
sleeves,
neverminding
the gardener’s
schemes
.
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morning takes cover,
Spring is late as we
Spring is late as we
stand outside those
glass doors, locked
at opening
hour, hungry
and counting
up every minute past its
due date, fists tucked
into gloves, hidden
in sleeves, forgiving
smiles frozen ready
.
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years later, the trick
years later, the trick
is still hidden away in
his sleeves, guarded by
those wish-fulfilling fingers –
in dad’s arms, i feel weightless
.
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when it comes
when it comes
to a certain
delight,
the width of the
sleeves matters
little to the size
of the heart
.
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may bursts from
may bursts from
the foamy
white sleeves
of magicians,
twisting into
the air with
a flap of her
voracious wings
.
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last night a perilla
last night a perilla
twig snapped and lit
into me such
unmanned sobs –
one moment, i was
dry, the next,
my sleeves were
defenselessly
soaked
.
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