Little Wild Thoughts: Favorites

Nina

I’ll open the door before you knock
barefoot
heart lit
shaking
I’ll kiss your mouth before you speak
not to quiet you
but to show you
what language was always
reaching for

I’m wearing your pants tonight
for the first time
in a long time
& I kissed them
and kissed them
and kissed them
as if they were you

Mar 5 Little Wild Thoughts

Unspoken

Mar 5 Little Wild Thoughts

Mary Huxley

Unspoken

I carry worlds within my chest,
silent storms I don’t confess.
A smile, a nod,a quiet plea,
hoping someone sees through me.

Mar 5 Little Wild Thoughts

lamplighters

Mar 5 Little Wild Thoughts

Sia Harms

lamplighters

The lanterns flickered out
One by one.
With every step down the lane,
I left behind
All the darkness I had let light
Up my life.

Mar 5 Little Wild Thoughts

If you return

Mar 5 Little Wild Thoughts

Mary Huxley

If you return

If you return,
do not knock,
the door has memorized your hands.

If you leave,
do not turn back,
the wind carries only forward.

Feb 21 Little Wild Thoughts

To David

Feb 21 Little Wild Thoughts

Kurt Philip Behm

To David

The gift
of a friend
A blessing
from God

An arm
that protects
A light
in the fog

The gift
of a friend
Enduring
and true

For life
everlasting
To live
— inside you

(To My Dear Friend, David Mackrell: February, 2025)

Feb 10 Little Wild Thoughts

Under Love's Wing

Feb 10 Little Wild Thoughts

JAMIL HUSSAIN

Under Love's Wing

By the rose’s touch, may love arise,
A glowing light beneath soft skies.
In every heart, may it remain,
A timeless flame that knows no pain.