Tagged: tighten

at the corner of

at the corner of
holidays, we will forget
to trim the seconds,

tighten up the distance between
why and how, tuck in the excess
.
20191205:2021
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: trim

mom and dad vowed to

mom and dad vowed to
tighten up any loosened
screws before bed each
night so that we would
have another
chance by morning,
not be defenseless
.
20170618:1258
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at the threshold of

at the threshold of
self-expansion, we tighten
and loosen our grip,

practice disconnecting as
if growth depended on it
.
20160827:1142
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christmas eve is a

christmas eve is a
slow embrace, tightening –
loosening
.
20141224:1839
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autumn arrives, clearly

autumn arrives, clearly
fallen – in
response, we layer
up, tighten
the feelings that have
gotten loose,
our balancing act
with nature
.
20141112:0913
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