Tagged: stretch

even holly seizes

even holly seizes
the occasion
in the middle of
winter to catch
snowflakes on her
tongue,
stretching her neck
towards the sky
.
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pain stretches across

pain stretches across
all distances – we pretend
we can shake it off

while rounding this marker or
that marker – it ain’t that easy
.
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on an overgrown

on an overgrown
path, unwalked walks fold into
majestic cranes, wings

stretch towards filtered light where
we can still dream of meeting
.
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when everything is

when everything is
a debate, there is no dialogue
and less, even less

learning – we cannot stretch until
we have learned how to listen
.
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the calm before the

the calm before the
storm is a mythological
creature, stretching its

wings wide enough so that we
are entangled in its plumes
.
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if carried away,

if carried away,
we vow to find our way back, time
being a gooey thing
.
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the holidays can

the holidays can
stretch like dough, but not without
some tender prompting
.
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what material

what material
weaves the imagination,
so that it stretches
and stretches and
stretches, and
can call no
place home
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: stretches

let us always stretch

let us always stretch
for love and not anticipate
how love stretches back
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: stretch

there is some stretching

there is some stretching
involved in taking it in –
say yes to as much
.
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