(2013)
Wrote this after commuting to school one foggy day.
Such sweet aroma Breathe in the color deeply Exhale precious wafts Crisp Citric spiral peelings, Fill my compost disposal
Distractions of youth Parade like bright spring flowers Always on the mind Entangling my weak heart To the land of mud and ice
Fresh Seattle rain Cleanser more of soul than streets I envy that sound Such simple pure harmony Don’t forget that umbrella!
Bickering tree frogs Endless croaking back and forth Dream a soothing song One where two branches can meet In this capital forest
Is there something dark? Dark, dark, deep down inside me Something that keeps me Away from the center ring A divergent path indeed
A blank white tablet Fuzzy buzzing silences Click, click, click, and yet That single black divider keeps Blinking an endless cycle
The spotlight glares down Bright, bright, sight, sight My cloak swiftly surrounds White, White, Swish, Swish, The fabric shell billows but stays
Scattering shy leaves Skittering down two by two In Fall’s breeze they sink Forming such a golden path Blind-folded hearts can follow
The end of the road A distance we all travel Darkness as moonlight Spreads over stone and flowers That litter our path ahead
A soft fluttering A pulse that pushes beyond Beating of the heart Oh to express the joys of, A soap opera here and there
Five points to this as stated thus… Five; to pick up things once falle… Four; to grasp all things from wir… Three; to greet, to cheat, and din… Two; to bind wild lovers with gold…
Anticipation Generic butterflies swarm Twists, knots, fluttering They find no golden nectar Only number two pencils
A sudden rain flux A faintly calling whisper To turn off eyelids Yet I cannot shake my dream For just another hour
My Grandfather’s last dream In a deep sea of white, heavy thun… Until a peaceful respite blinks What will it bring? Will the rain… With their piercing showers, will…
I pray for the day When my mind is clear Silence, sweet silence Schemes and impulses forgone To live without a shadow
