Today I learned to breathe and the air was full of fragments that tasted like the moment. I didn't dare hold on. Just inhaled all I could and waved at dusk-soaked curtains and darker ocean folds and warmer nights stretching into tomorrow. A summer fever collapsed into a delicate ember with beads of sweat, pockets… Continue reading euloJune
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Forever June (audio)
In the spirit of Why You Should be Recording Your Poetry, here is a recording of my last poem, Forever June: (If you don't see anything above, listen to the track on SoundCloud.) Can't it be forever June, forever new ever curious, passion like a just lit flame, faces, features quirks all unfamiliar, all unremembered… Continue reading Forever June (audio)
Forever June
Can't it be forever June, forever new ever curious, passion like a just lit flame, faces, features quirks all unfamiliar, all unremembered names Can't we be forever in debut, forever unexplored a thousand little sticks huddled at the edges of the flame Can't the fire stay humble and stay hungry Can't fueling now be our… Continue reading Forever June
Hello, June
you wake from a sweaty slumber and send a quiet wave past the illuminated curtains. she's here. ignore the clocks sleeping in shouldn't be a secret you won't miss her gentle, warm debut it runs through us in waves until the school bells chime. but you don't think of that end so far away from today's… Continue reading Hello, June