Category: pick 52

Words
ii.

mince meaning.
dilute truth.
mix metaphor.
crystallize opinion.
dice situation.
dissolve resolution.
whisk contention.
seal history.
infuse hearsay.
drizzle dread.
blacken reputation.
extract tact.
spread rumor.
chill passion.
blend reality.
coddle apathy.
whip submission.
combine contempt.
beat opposition.
rinse wisdom.
roast adversity.
blend hypocrisy.
strain conversation.
crush choice.
squeeze voices.
toast gossip.
peel layers.
dredge past.
glaze facts.
reduce tolerance.
skim tears.
garnish taste.

bake.

eat the words
you serve.

Words.
i.

hidden.
between the lines.
no words.

When
v.

When the weekend’s here
we party.

When
iv.

because the knot is not
the sailor,
because the nose
is not the clown.
because belief
may not believe
the author is
unknown.

because love is not
the lover,
because the gift
may not receive.
because presence is
a passing glance
between a wish
and thieves.

because being there
is far from here,
and going isn’t
gone.
because further from
truth seems closer
to true
when all is said
and done.

When
iii.

when dreams twist
when eyes miss
when hearts bend
when starts end
when words slip
when thoughts spin
when life takes
when day breaks
when earth moves
when hands soothe
when loss finds
when dark shines
when friends give
when hope lives
when love sparks
when time tells…

listen.

When
ii.

put on your best dress.
walk into the woods.

sit.

until the sun sets.
until the color fades.
until the moon wanes.
until the night passes.
until the wind scatters.
until the dawn breaks.
until the snow melts.
until the river washes.
until the tide turns.
until the lines blur.
until the spring blooms.

ask:

when
will there be
no spaces?

When
i.

raise a glass.
pour life.
don’t say when.

January
v.

my returning
makes you wish for
days I’m gone
said the wind



in forgetting
we uncover truth
said the moon



let me bring you
a picnic
said the river
let me sing
a lullaby of
tree tops
tangled roots and
bones
because I remember
rocking you
because you are all
I hold

January
iv.

I’ll meet you there and
race right back
again
said the wind



I do not care for
cheese
said the moon



people forget
said the river
it’s easy to see how memory slips and
settles

January
iii.

I tend to evening chores
tomorrow’s worries television news
lend me your apron
said the wind there is still time
to drift and dust and
polish smooth

in falling
we rise
said the moon

filter out what’s potable
replace with
chemical equations
partake when good and ready
dredge dam redirect and
levy I could tell you stories
said the river
ripples only if
you see them echoes only
if you hear