Tagged: wings
morning flight, waiting
morning flight, waiting
on the tarmac for the wings
to be de-iced for
take-off, half the plane asleep,
the other half in bubble bath
.
20221220:1735
y
on the wings of a
on the wings of a
boeing seven-thirty-seven,
the sun rises to
meet us faster than folks can
manage to squeeze in some shut-eye
.
20221218:2059
y
we take turns playing
we take turns playing
the piano for the deer
napping in the yard,
the hummingbirds sword dance out
of rhythm, flashing their wings
.
20220823:1934
y
after all this time,
after all this time,
and icarus, we still long
for wings – as if we
could ever learn from someone
else’s mistakes, resist bruising
.
20210911:2006
y
the housefly that spent
the housefly that spent
a day with us indoors felt
faint, dragging its wings
until daddy felt sorry,
captured it to let it out
.
20210826:1904
y
knee-high by the fourth
knee-high by the fourth
of july – we are driving
through cornfields, and your
grandpa’s farm wisdom pops out
from nowhere, wings aflutter
.
20210703:1101
y
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
.
20201103:1624
y
if we had wings, we
if we had wings, we
would still make some excuse one
way or another –
let us be more like new growth,
come hell or high water
.
20200720:2053
y
because dad had our
(for dad)
because dad had our
backs, we were free to explore,
become strong, grow wings
.
20200621:2315
y
maybe with wings, we
maybe with wings, we
will shield one another – flight
is provisional
.
20200225:0101
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