Tagged: vessel

no vessel is deep

no vessel is deep
or wide enough to carry
the memories that

blossom and eventually
drop from their heavy branches
.
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we collect memories

we collect memories
in irregularly-sized
vessels, in the hope

that they will not leak, find their
way out, look for something more
.
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tell me what you see

tell me what you see
when you hear two-hundred-million
dollars – a landmark,

an artificial heart, an
education, a vessel
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: vessel

on day two, we raced

on day two, we raced
our way up sixteen stories,
breathless with the wind

new yorkers in new york, before
the throng of out-of-towners
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: breathless

the day before my

the day before my
birthday, i am
away from the
city and
home, once
again, a daughter,
a child, a gardener,
an herbalist, a sister,
a granddaughter,
all of whom are
vessels transporting
memories to the
plant, dispersing
the years
.
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the same heart carries

the same heart carries
exasperation as the
same bottle can be

used to hold poison – unchecked,
we pour only what we store
.
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