Tagged: yesterday

we have harvested

we have harvested
yesterday’s tomatoes for
today’s pasta, a

bouquet of fresh basil gave
up its breath to top it off
.
20220920:2237
y

yesterday’s cardinal

yesterday’s cardinal
fought off the squirrels to win the
birdhouse, a brief perch
.
20220209:1952
y

yesterday’s winter

yesterday’s winter
solstice slipped passed nobody
and everybody –

another wave of cases
capturing our attention
.
20211222:1811
y

sometimes, yesterday

sometimes, yesterday
and today will no longer
have anything in

common – we adjust the volume
of our voices to be heard
.
20180305:2203
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morning flight, homebound,

morning flight, homebound,
yesterday’s memories spread wings,
day’s constellations
.
20170910:2228
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distancing before

distancing before
the distance appears normal,
as if yesterday

were the same as tomorrow,
hearts were not warming up to molt
.
20160804:0748
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the body launches

the body launches
into tomorrow and never
for once looks back.
the mind fidgets with
purpose, extending long
fingers into those lost
hours, marking an X
with a thumbnail
on the moments
that still itch
.
20150717:0910
y

yesterday’s bite is

yesterday’s bite is
today’s festering – don’t bite off
more than you can chew
.
20150611:0807
y

yesterday’s words

yesterday’s words
suddenly pounded
on the wall between
us, knocking down
that old picture
of tomorrow
.
20131118:0913
y

yesterday stretches

yesterday stretches
my heart to a more
pliable emblem.
today fills it with
swollen things
.
20100720:2301
y