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Night and Day
Night loved Day so much,
she folded back her dark, starlit cloak
to make more room for Day’s light to bloom
and spill gold over the World.
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Paintings in the Sky
The sky spreads itself wide,
a canvas, breathless and unspoken.
As dusk dips its brush in purple and gold.
Each cloud is a stroke,
soft as whispering wind,
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Waiting in the Hall of Memories
Every Halloween, one house on your street stays dark; no lights, no candy, no decorations. The neighborhood kids whisper about it, daring each other to knock, but no one ever does.
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Moonlight
The moon hangs low tonight,
quiet as a thought not yet spoken.
Her light hovers over rooftops
and sifts through the cracks in curtains,
touching everything gently,
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Stars Sing Louder When I’m with You
Space has no voice,
no light.
The cosmos:
a cathedral
with no choir.
But I hear the galaxies
sing,
a medley of choruses
all at the same time,
with you by
my side.
You shatter -
Dear World
Dear World,
Remember
that everything you know
was learned
from someone who once
wondered,
and everything you do not know
will vanish
Loves
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The Things We Almost Say
There is a language
spoken only in half-glances,
in the weight of a pause
just before someone smiles. -
For Old Times' Sake
for old times' sake
is such a pretty sentiment
like
let's do it
for the love
that used to be here
for the memories that used to be young
let's do it for the time
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Honey and Tea
Think of whispers in the shade
Picnic cloths and lemonadeAfternoons in softened light
Books that stretch long into the night -
The Labyrinth of the Heart
The man stopped, bending over, weeping until his tears seemed to fill a gaping hole in his heart he had not noticed was there. -
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heartbeat
The clock is broken, it stopped ticking ten years ago, stopped counting how much time had passed. It is an old grandfather clock, wood of oak, and sculpted to perfection.
