July 12th
My love's hands and eyes
so full of surprise!
he sees nothing wrong with giving me
a synthetic strawberry.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Reach for the clouds. . .
Tickle your toes. . .
-
Ah, 7. The number in question. During this process of developing my first full-length work of prose, and a memoir to boot, I have considered...
-
July 12th My love's hands and eyes so full of surprise! he sees nothing wrong with giving me a synthetic strawberry.
-
Another Indian woman living on our block has hair swept back and braided has jeweled toes, is in all yellow traditional regalia, and walks w...
-
RICK: Hey Rick? DICK: Yea, Dick? RICK: See that sky roll on by? (points) DICK: ...Oh, my... RICK: Don't i-t'almost makes yer wanner....
-
hunger is sometimes preferable to loneliness. a stomach will twist- but hands become dirty and heavy when full of coins.
-
In my dreams I am the fictional version of myself. The one I seek to be in my short-stories and prose. The one who gets her point across but...
-
strange tree, your flowers look like badminton birdies.
-
lean in a little. say it like it's a secret. make your breath sound like italics. click your tongue against the roof your mouth then you...
-
driving home from the farmer's market- I can't see anything- through this storm- I come home to sleep- with you-rest in your arms fu...
-
there ain't no other place like you to roam. where I dug in my heels and said "No, I won't come home!" Dancing in the warb...
beautiful.
ReplyDeletethanks :)
ReplyDeleteOh a synthetic strawberry... Simplicity at its finest.
ReplyDeleteNicely done :)
ReplyDeleteOuch.
ReplyDeleteyes painful for both of us lol.
ReplyDeleteoh my!
ReplyDeleteI love that last line. Your poems are so charming!
ReplyDeleteWell, I nevah! I guess synthetic is beter than no strawberry at all? Nice writing. You've set my mind to wondering.
ReplyDeleteit takes some talent to say so much with so few words, thanks for writing
ReplyDeletethanks all!
ReplyDeleteYikes! Very nice image.
ReplyDeleteZQ
I have to agree with deep on this: Ouch! But very rich in imagery... I'd have a talk with my love's eyes and hands though! The real things are just so much better (dipped in chocolate)! *smile*
ReplyDeletenice delivery. *claps*
ReplyDeleteReally good. Says so much in those four lines and they read very well. :)
ReplyDeletethanks!!
ReplyDelete