Kelley A Vinal

Kelley A Vinal Mar 2015

Parades and bikes
Lily pads on ice
Frozen lotus blooming
Hand me newscasts for free
"What's in store for today?" I ask
Allergic to the ink
"A horrible tragedy -
you won't believe!"
It's a spectacle of disgust
A shock factor of distrust
For everyone to see
Who's the biggest celebrity
I read the front
And taste the back
Page 33, ink smears in black
"You need to care about this," it says
To me unwittingly

Kelley A Vinal Mar 2015

crossword wordsearch sudoku where's waldo

Number one, done
Volcanic time open erupt
Round up, up, away I went
Geothermal vents
Spouting nutrients
"Repent, repent"
This air is bent
A saddle of leather
Like an elephant

It's great that you know this
So you came to note this
But you see, I dote this
And that's why I wrote this

Old book, look,
I'm caught in the hook
Fishing line, diamond mine
Crocodile
Okay, okay, this ear is spent
Listening to silence
Bantam rooster running feet
And there I went

Kelley A Vinal Mar 2015

toward

Just light a light and let it linger
Don’t fall again into the bed
Cast me with your index finger
At least I think that's what you said
I'm running further toward something
Which excites me more than I can say
It's like the cup upon a saucer
It's like a towel made of grains
I'm soaking in the seaside stories
And squeezing out the ***** stains
Washed by rain
Washed by rain

Kelley A Vinal Mar 2015

aberdeen

The water's edge is near to me
With rolled-up sleeves
This tranquil breeze
I'm bringing bookshelves in with me
It's Aberdeen
It's never-seen

Kelley A Vinal Mar 2015

summer

Summer is singing
The spectacular sun
     stains my skin
Its song a sweet serenade to subtlety
Insects slowly swoop
     so to satisfy
Seriousness can't be taken seriously
Summer is singing
Each step in the sand
     singes under sandals
Somehow the setting sun is enough to stop sadness
Sweat spills over
     into the sapphire seas
Sometimes I forget how sacred summer seems

Kelley A Vinal Mar 2015

status

For favored solutions
When life is so brief
Open doors and open books
Are half-asleep
Gems glimmer and glisten
For purity's sake
In mental affluence and disillusion
The brain wakes
For coveted miles
When walking is done
Open doors and worn coat hooks
Are welcome
Locals bid well and listen
For status' sake
In sleepless intuition through cognition
The brain wakes

Kelley A Vinal Mar 2015

wonderful

How wonderful it is
That we can see
And interpret
And comprehend
And contemplate
And dream
How incredible our lives are
That we can be
And breathe
And live, and feel
How beautiful the world is