I see
the endless universe
with the sky as my viewfinder to my still-life
yet not so still as
vibrant explosions of stars scatter small, small particles
marking an end and a new beginning.

Daylight
Can you save something intangible?
Can you collect hours of daylight and pack them away for another time?
Can you save a memory the way a few coins would settle in the bottom of a piggy bank?
Does it keep the way a loaf of bread would in a breadbox?
Can you open a wrapper and find it ready to enjoy like a sweet chocolate?
Maybe not but it's savor-able.

Delicious fragrances from sugary honeysuckles dance across the yard,
Mingling with the rich savory scent of freshly cut grass
Mixing quite the cocktail of perfumes

Many people quickly conclude,
After taking only one glance,
That you are up to no good.

Really, why must we be so shrewd,
If the truth can be defeated with one look of askance?

Do you even know what you stand for?
Do we even know what we stand for?
As the latest inequalities between races, classes, and genders sweep by my generation, we stand one-by-one

I wonder how many rose because the person next to them did

Have you ever thought of chasing the sun?
Of leaving everything and just going?
Of following bright yellow rays and fading, flaming tails
And giving into the chase?
I have.