·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·

the park bench duo

free verse

·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·

you sat down
like the bench
had been waiting
and maybe it had
maybe everything
had

·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·

sonder

· ~ · ~ · ~ · ~ · ~

golden hour three

haiku

· ~ · ~ · ~ · ~ · ~

sunlight on your cheek
three shadows merge into one
no one checks the clock

· ~ · ~ · ~ · ~ · ~

sonder

·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·

the carpool crew

limerick

·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·

a crew in a car going fast
with playlists too good to last
they sang every word
every note that they heard
the off-ramp already long passed

·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·

sonder

'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'

sunday morning

ode

'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'

ode to the ones
who show up at your door
with coffee still warm
and nothing to prove
just themselves
which was always enough

'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'

sonder

^·^·^·^·^·^·^·^·^

two on a rooftop

concrete

^·^·^·^·^·^·^·^·^

us
above
the noise of
everything below
just knees
and
sky

^·^·^·^·^·^·^·^·^

sonder

·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·

backyard legends

alliteration

·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·

barefoot boys being brave
sunburnt skin and sticky shirts
lazy laughter lingers long
golden grass and grazed-up knees

·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·

sonder

-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-

the late night call

free verse

-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-

three hours in
and nobody
wants to hang up
the phone is warm
against my cheek
and so are you

-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-

sonder

·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·

train platform two

acrostic

·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·

leaving is the hard part
only because arriving
validated every mile
even the ones apart

·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·

sonder

~ · ~ · ~ · ~ · ~ ·

the group photo

haiku

~ · ~ · ~ · ~ · ~ ·

arms around shoulders
someone always blinks — and yet
this one is perfect

~ · ~ · ~ · ~ · ~ ·

sonder

·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·

the park bench duo

free verse

·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·

you sat down
like the bench
had been waiting
and maybe it had
maybe everything
had

·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·x·

sonder

· ~ · ~ · ~ · ~ · ~

golden hour three

haiku

· ~ · ~ · ~ · ~ · ~

sunlight on your cheek
three shadows merge into one
no one checks the clock

· ~ · ~ · ~ · ~ · ~

sonder

·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·

the carpool crew

limerick

·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·

a crew in a car going fast
with playlists too good to last
they sang every word
every note that they heard
the off-ramp already long passed

·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·*·

sonder

'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'

sunday morning

ode

'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'

ode to the ones
who show up at your door
with coffee still warm
and nothing to prove
just themselves
which was always enough

'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'·'

sonder

^·^·^·^·^·^·^·^·^

two on a rooftop

concrete

^·^·^·^·^·^·^·^·^

us
above
the noise of
everything below
just knees
and
sky

^·^·^·^·^·^·^·^·^

sonder

·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·

backyard legends

alliteration

·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·

barefoot boys being brave
sunburnt skin and sticky shirts
lazy laughter lingers long
golden grass and grazed-up knees

·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·=·

sonder

-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-

the late night call

free verse

-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-

three hours in
and nobody
wants to hang up
the phone is warm
against my cheek
and so are you

-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-·-

sonder

·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·

train platform two

acrostic

·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·

leaving is the hard part
only because arriving
validated every mile
even the ones apart

·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·

sonder

~ · ~ · ~ · ~ · ~ ·

the group photo

haiku

~ · ~ · ~ · ~ · ~ ·

arms around shoulders
someone always blinks — and yet
this one is perfect

~ · ~ · ~ · ~ · ~ ·

sonder

sonder

a poem for
your people

turn pictures with people you love into a poem worth keeping.