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She Saves Sea Shells
It is afternoon, and she is slick
with sea residue and summer heat,
draped in a sheer pearly sun gown.
Minding the sand upon the shore,
crystal waters bring her a shell, -
To Be Softened (and kissed)
I’ll share a moment with you.
The day is lowering into eve
tucked in by our February smoke
the color of whiskey and gravel,
and the yard is reminiscent
like a memory of a memory. -
A Boyish Retrograde
two boys sit on the slanted rooftop of
a suburban house on the Amish hillside,
ignoring the jargoning mosquitos
buzzing around their heads and spectating the -
Wrighteous Wrens
Darling hatched from fragile stone
chirping nakedly in your infancy;
you will not be a suitable daughter.
You will not be angelic or saintly
as you barely raise a pious wing. -
Chasing Tail
You kissed me like how you eat
apples with mundanity and matte eyes.
Your bra clasp is a cracked wishbone
held by a child’s birthday prayer. -
Horse Corpse
So large and gentle, you were
a special sort of worker.
Strong from weathered weary,
braving the wearied weather.
Loves
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The Asters are Out Again
The asters are out again, just in time for my birthday.
And each year on this day, I look back and wonder how a person can change so much, and how without thinking I suddenly am who I am.
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An Inbetween
Autumn sculpts the land,
casting away Summer,
but through the cracks in the clay,
whispers of Summer haunt the day.
The suns ray's seep down,
casting the red and orange leaves a glow.
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Willow
This is an empty house,
A house that's lost its soul.
The laughter and joy that once echoed through it,
Faded away with time and age. -
Darkness
Standing in the streets,
The darkness of the city lights
Washes over you.
The joy of the summer fades,
The sorrow of the fall is a current feeling. -
Decisions
Four corners set each way,
And I still sit in the box.
The left could sin me,
Right could win me,
Front or back could block.
I could become a famous tool,
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Bullets on Bikes
Pikeville, Kentucky was small, but Zach and Ben were smaller. Bullets on bikes, zipping around, everywhere at once. Always there for dinner, but gone before the first dish made it into the sink.