#alaskan
Long nights consume the slivers of day
Darkness is the Alaskan way
Has the song sung in summer flew away with the birds?
Our have we just forgotten the words?
Been in the shadow cast by winter's arrival
Since then the cold has been my rival
Branches break the sky up like pieces of glass
I look upwards as I walk waiting for danger to pass
Over hills the moon hangs in late afternoon
Hovering like a half-inflated balloon
Commitment to visibility not faltering a bit
Sometimes partly hidden but never completely quits
Dreams of warmer weather weave strands throughout my brain
Trying to ignore the snowfall exclaiming outside the windowpane
Putting all effort into embracing the ice
I can't be the only one who thinks some sunshine would be nice
Nov 30, 2020
Nov 30, 2020 at 8:23 AM UTC
after robin coste lewis
the dogs do not have names
so you just call them
with a whistle
they bark still and still and still
they are not animals
they are just humans
that have lived out their lives
and found a new body
the dogs do not speak english
so you bark back
and they look at you,
ears raised
and mouths dry
and dumb, tongues,
rough like sandpaper
and teeth that shine like enamel pins
the dogs do not run
they move like water
muscles like leaves in
autumn
all you need is
an ocean calling
your name, the dogs
can't give you that
the dogs are all you need,
as they run and whisper to
each other
they do not speak english
so you curse each one in tsimshian
Sep 22, 2017
Sep 22, 2017 at 12:45 PM UTC
Sunlight to me is not frequent
I live my life in the dark depths of winter
Days to night filled with the abyss
But when the summer visits
I miss the warmth
For I am too caught up by thoughts
Of winter past and winter come
Jan 31, 2018
Jan 31, 2018 at 11:47 AM UTC
Alaskan flakes falling
lullaby Leaves sway trees sleep
Northern sun's pausing
Jan 20, 2020
Jan 20, 2020 at 6:56 AM UTC