Tag Archives: poetry

why we love

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

because I and you melt & diffuse into an us of limitless joy; your you & my I ourselves blend & abandon all other possible we(s).

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If I throw stones

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

If I throw stones they will not be at you as I am not without sin in this & we are already so practiced in the best ways to hurt each other why invent new ones? But perhaps together we … Continue reading →

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if you could drain my spirit

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

if you could drink my qi to revive your own which sun, time & your own brand of bitterness have sucked to dry sticks I am sure you would. You have taken everything else. Even now, you wax & I wane … Continue reading →

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Haiku Heights Prompt: Pine

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

happy in its flaws, safe from saws in December twisted pine still grows *** pine sparks dance, sizzle snapping ladder to night sky supplanting pale stars

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You are no scapegoat

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

You are no scapegoat to layer blame over so I can walk away lighter; we are not children, & we do not need to know exactly whose fault it is that I no longer levitate when you walk into a … Continue reading →

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unnamed

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

before I knew words to pin down & catalog each feeling, before I could use this voice like peacock feathers to stroke, or silk to seduce, or a razor to draw blood, about 5 times in 45 years (yes, I … Continue reading →

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kindergarten

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

the teacher tells me he must learn to color between lines & flip his 9s in the right direction so they look less like Ps; the same with 3s and Es. I know these must march in precision to eliminate … Continue reading →

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