Star falling; Open your mouth to catch the night
(for an emoji poem for DS106)
A place to gather words before they get lost.
Star falling; Open your mouth to catch the night
(for an emoji poem for DS106)
Fingertips along the edge of a flake -
Fragile as it's falling
I reach my hand into the snow to find the key
to where to secrets go
as if, in wonder — three degrees below — a door opens, and in, I go
Teeth, chattering - this cold breeze battering my skin; I've lost my voice to the winter wind
Somewhere, miles away, someone else will hear me sing the song I lost to frost's morning sting
Still a flicker, hope is a small candle we hold in our heart
We live the seconds, the steady thrum of our time, then forget the arc
Tucked beneath blankets in maelstrom hibernation, an alarm bell rings
Tuned in, listening, the voice frequency sputters on about a storm
for Algot
Pebbles in water look distorted; the ocean tries to hide beauty
A drop of water, now released by sun and thaw, leaves the ice behind
Never is quiet a moment of nothingness; something always sings