Tagged: waiting
daddy saved the best
daddy saved the best
for last – an exoskeleton
of a cicada
long shed and waiting to be
shared between fearless explorers
.
20210917:2115
y
in the age of the
in the age of the
pandemic, we worry our
worry stones until
they hum – a bumblebee too, too
still, a phone call that never comes
.
20210825:2206
y
in the dream after
in the dream after
the dream that is just before
waking, a buffet
with no lines, waiting for you
to return from the restroom
.
20210507:1934
y
perhaps justice is
perhaps justice is
performative, waiting for
a primed audience
.
20210420:2132
y
we have arrived on
we have arrived on
another first of april
like thirty-seven
rose-colored azalea buds
waiting for a chance to bloom
.
20210401:2054
y
beneath all that snow
beneath all that snow,
several more layers, waiting for
their day in the sun
.
20210206:1944
y
there is always a
there is always a
beacon just within our reach,
lit up and waiting
.
20210118:1140
y
by week two, we are
by week two, we are
begging
for less excitement,
waiting
to be buried
under a
weighted blanket,
to drown
in a couple
more months of hot
chocolate
.
20210111:2047
y
there is never as
there is never as
much certainty for the future
than at the turn of
the new year, when we know that
this too shall pass, then we wait
.
20210103:1003
y
harvesting the grape
harvesting the grape
tomatoes before the last
autumn rain – a glimpse
into a future of waiting,
telling fortunes in the kitchen
.
20201206:1911
y
