Tagged: south
there is no one right
there is no one right
way towards good governance.
you speak of well-being –
even a difference of nineteen
degrees in latitude weighs in
.
20221115:1947
y
under the phantom
under the phantom
shade of the magnolia tree,
we can still find rest
.
20220903:2251
y
the heat wave rolling
the heat wave rolling
into town knocks out our ACs,
the hummingbird still
visits, doing aerial
acrobatics, not sweating
.
20220615:2049
y
the twin dogwoods in
the twin dogwoods in
our backyard will always have
each other, in the
way the southern magnolia
between them never understood
.
20181127:1759
y
** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: dogwoods
when the sun sets at
when the sun sets at
four thirty-seven in the
afternoon, there is
no escaping the temperature
of loss, longing for the south
.
20171115:1844
y
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
leaning in ever
leaning in ever
so slightly over the pool
of cicada songs,
a ripple in the reflection,
an asynchronization
.
20160831:0251
y
when the forecast hits
when the forecast hits
possibly snow,
you and i always
return to the Great Blizzard
of Ninety-Three, how
we made do with what we had –
two digging shovels with the
pointed ends, some southern
summer gardening
gloves, and
sinks and tubs stopped
up with hot water
for the tender
soaking in between
.
20160125:0808
y
maybe it’s because
maybe it’s because
a southern transplant, newly
city girl should know
a little something
about trucks and
winches, wraparound
porches and rocking
chairs, and the holy trinity
of cajun cooking –
when you said
four-wheel drive,
i leaned in
with etiquette
but not too much
.
20151230:0704
y
snow in Atlanta
snow in Atlanta
is mostly rumor –
but you and me,
we are more
than mostly
dreamers
.
20140930:2334
y
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