NaHaiWriMo - day twenty

20.
 
the ice cracks
as i pour my whisky
wool and vanilla
 
*
 
all i could think of
the way you moved at night
the way you moved
 
*
 
under the blankets
i can barely stay awake
how am i so tired?

NaHaiWriMo - day nineteen

19.
 
like a memory
your banner over me is love
like a memory
 
*
 
so much weight
everything i never said
here’s a bucket
 
*
 
we’re still hiding
everyone needs a shield
collateral damage

NaHaiWriMo - day eighteen

18. 

late at night
the moon shines through the trees
the coyotes howl

*

we tromp in the snow 
the air is crisp with the smell of pine
laughing and talking 

*

the river is thawing 
the light cuts across the path
strains of birdsong 

NaHaiWriMo - day seventeen

17.
 
so much brokenness
the upside-down kingdom they said
i prefer wine
 
*
 
this is my desire
to be the one who serves
hands extended
 
*
 
there is that moment
the shock of recognition
when all is upended

NaHaiWriMo - day sixteen

16.
 
roused from slumber
i wake before the alarm
hear only the birds
 
*
 
ready to react
everything in tension
tired of talking
 
*
 
early morning
my lover asleep beside me
the coffee is brewing