#kiwi
Flax blades
Howling birds
The tears of strangled mountains
Flip a coin
The land of the long white cloud
A sun so bright
The shadows are buried
7 feet below
Alongside those whose eyes
Were convinced
The coin only flipped one side
Sep 4, 2019
Sep 4, 2019 at 5:53 PM UTC
love me because i'm different
rough on the outside yet sweet underneath
peel back my layers, enjoy fruits of discovery
learn with me, grow with me
little kiwi tree
Apr 18, 2018
Apr 18, 2018 at 1:58 PM UTC
It's a wonderment
to witness
deep green irises
with spots of amber gold
near the center.
It's cute to watch you
watch me
from across the room
with red curtains
and metal chairs
your leg twitching
your foot shaking.
It's a fine frenzy
to feel your fingertips
rustle my hair
as I hug you close.
It's playful to find
your smile and mouth lines
stretched out wide
as I flick back to bright sunlight
illuminating your eyes
still green
kiwi green
and it's nice
to see you again.
It's a wonderment
to witness
your presence
like a shadow
in my peripheral vision
but when our eyes catch
they snap together like velcro
for a few elongated seconds
and it's a quiet kind of bliss
that makes my toes tingle slightly
out into the infinite arrival.
Feb 25, 2017
Feb 25, 2017 at 7:33 PM UTC
There's a black cat
walking flat,
his back feet
dipped in
marshmallow droppings.
His tail flicks
like a reed in the swamp,
and he can't
help but run through legs
swiftly
hopping on furniture
daintily
belly all soft and white.
Silent is he,
catching the almost-full moon
in his bright whiskers.
Padded paws,
a black tail snaking
twitching as he
squeezes to rest
in tight spaces
wide eyes as green as
a kiwi fruit
with the seeds cut out.
He bats his toy freely,
ears up then
hears a rustle
at the screen door
and sits
transfixed
but only
for a moment.
Jan 20, 2017
Jan 20, 2017 at 12:52 PM UTC