11 Matching Contest - Seasons

Fall 2015 • Millikin University

 

rain drops keep falling
from my eyes
waiting for Spring's arrival

springtime rain
         d       dr     p
           rip         o

crystal blue eyes
I forget what
I was saying

the little fingers
curl around mine
this is the future

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moonrise
clear, starry sky
tells my future

the dream of flying
a taste of mist
over the waterfall

honeysuckle
we open jelly jars
for fireflies

under the stars
we compare
scars

 

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a shiver down my spine
run back inside
for a thicker coat

packing away
my shorts
summertime sadness

dragonfly settles
on his baseball glove
he wakes up

summer night
confusing the heat of July
with the heat between us

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downpour
a whelk's foot stretches
toward the waves

the rain falls
as I sip on
a cup of hot coffee

dad reaches back
from the front seat
and holds his daughter’s hand

the grand oak
the father that
I never had

© 2015, Randy Brooks • Millikin University. All rights returned to authors upon publication.