24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
I'm that awkward position between life and death
Walking at Night
Walking at night
the neon lights
across the street
beckons me
as if colorful mushrooms
dazzling in an idiosyncratic symphony;
the nearer you go
the farther they are
the further they go
more enchanting they are
a never ending rhapsody
looping between the feet and the street
Hour 20
Self Portrait
Neither the fame of sun
nor the notoriety of moon
I am just an unnamed star
entrenched deep into the night
and flickers there
Hour 19
Just be Still
…Just be still, and listen
the mottled wishes are rioting
below the molten magma
the basalt heart cannot hold longer
the spirit is to fly soon
and then, a new life will be invented
Hour 18
Let Me
I am begging: Let me be lonely but not invisible
Let me be single but not divisible
your infinity palm let me hold
your golden eyes let me behold
dawn to dusk your charm spreads
highs and lows your feet treads
your words of wisdom let me gather
and follow your footsteps farther
I am begging: Let me be calm but not quiet
Let me be sane but not disquiet
(Text Prompt: “I am begging: Let me be lonely but not invisible.” – Natalie Diaz – as a jumping off point)
Hour 17
Harmony
An orange, a pear
lying on a wooden tray
in harmony with
yellow achilleas
spreading luck all over
Hour 16
Someday Maybe
Children of the midnight sun
who lost their sight
also love to play hide and seek
with butterflies
among golden magnolias
and white chrysanthemums
fighting imaginary demons
and pastries and cakes
want to live eat, play, sleep
and see the world
as normal kids
someday maybe someday
Hour 14
Affairs of the Night
Sultry night draped in a darkly sky
waits on while the sulking moon
mysteriously frowns still
behind the dubious clouds
Sultry night sighs deep
twinkling stars wink
sulking moon
frowns once
more
Hour 12
