February 2013
1 post
February 8
dear blizzard, you can’t
take these memories of heat
or the hope of spring
January 2013
1 post
January 5
light is only light
when we accept the darkness
unchecked, the heat kills.
December 2012
2 posts
3 tags
December 26
snow is permission
to eat leftover cookies
too cold for a run
5 tags
December 21
the world begins, ends,
does not ask our permission.
(but never say yes!)
October 2012
2 posts
4 tags
October 30
curiosity
kills cats, but not brooklynites
(rules are for breaking)
4 tags
October 12
“down here” and “up there”
might not be so far apart
night comes for us all
September 2012
3 posts
5 tags
September 30
color, chaos, sky
the first map of the new world
was nothing like this
4 tags
September 27
gravity swears we
rise, then fall. (maybe this time
is the exception)
3 tags
September 22
love the broken parts
treasure the hole in your head
let things fall apart
August 2012
1 post
2 tags
August 19
if we must break down
let us not do it alone
even grown men cry
July 2012
3 posts
5 tags
July 30
outside the city
I see the grass is green, but
how I miss the cage!
4 tags
July 24
before we were born
men climbed stairs to speak to gods
(the sky answered back)
July 17
take your twisted mind
and drown it deep in the sea
with those weird fishes
June 2012
1 post
2 tags
June 20
note: there are two cannes
a mad one lives on the ground,
the other’s above
May 2012
2 posts
4 tags
May 23
and when “here” and “there”
have built a wall between them
you must climb the fence
1 tag
May 20
some wait on the edge
not believing in summer
she sees them, jumps in
March 2012
4 posts
2 tags
March 31
a somber gaze seeks
the day that isn’t raining
the eyes that look back
1 tag
March 29
birthday serenades
growing older’s not so bad
(even the dog sang)
3 tags
March 10
a song for someone
who cannot hear him playing
(she can see the stars)
1 tag
March 6
below the surface
lies the rust we tried to hide
but, oh! how it lives
January 2012
1 post
3 tags
January 14
wolf’s resolutions:
stop hunting, start jogging, smile,
don’t eat little girls.
October 2011
1 post
3 tags
October 2
toes at a crossroads
consult the others, decide
to keep heading north
September 2011
4 posts
1 tag
September 27
chromatic love bleeds
from warehouse bricks. “i love you”
waits for an answer.
1 tag
September 21
head for the light, child.
all the poor stars in Brooklyn
can’t outshine your sun
1 tag
September 20
“the words we don’t say
are the ones heard the loudest”
an old man stops, sighs
1 tag
September 19
the silent screen told
stories she never believed
“Truth was a liar.”
May 2011
2 posts
3 tags
May 24
years after he left
signs of the circus remained —
the stars for her sky
May 5
we choose teams, then beg
to touch the other side’s grass (it’s always greener)
April 2011
4 posts
April 29
thirty-two springs say
“another chance, little thing -
make it a good one.”
4 tags
April 26
decide not to bloom
and I will notice. we all
unfold for someone
April 25
little lives explode
sleepy brains wake up to dream
i needed you, spring.
April 5
life (being fuzzy)
does not answer our questions.
“sigh” was all he said
March 2011
15 posts
March 23
these boots are made for
leaving, but feet get tired
and think of settling
March 22
we do not live in
perfect little houses. our
windows sometimes crack.
March 21
squirrel has a day job
keeping the peace. brooklyn streets
need a protector
March 20
single brew morning
single thought wanders through walls
single voice says yes
March 19
east village jam, man
my saturday is wasting
the loveliest way.
March 18
proof that life returns
after frozen brooklyn months
bring me daisies, love.
March 17
analog message:
beware the big, blue monsters
(we created them)
March 16
aliens at home
watching from the brick, waiting
for the perfect time
March 15
let’s get moving, trees
bare branches say winter; spring
is pushing blossoms
March 14
brooklyn waking up
whispers, doesn’t shout. morning
is meditation.
March 13
new york doesn’t want
your love. central park trees bloom
with or without you.
March 12
she stood there and waved.
the trains that were departing
did not know her name
March 11
the clouds are in charge
the ground decides when to scream
we are not earth-proof
March 10
“don’t hold on to this”
some things get frozen in time
(fleeting frightened hands)
promises broken
perhaps promises are made to be broken, or perhaps i just got lazy, or was uninspired, or was (more likely) uninspiring.
dear little haiku life, my apologies for letting you fall into disrepair.
i’m back, and promise (there go the promises again) to take better care of you.
holly
February 2011
17 posts
February 15
the rooster cradles
a sleeping christ. our decay
provides the backdrop
February 14
a city that breathes,
leaving its servants breathless—
new york wants it all.
February 13
lola with her hat
hears songs that make her wonder
when she will arrive
