Wednesday, May 22, 2013

A poem a day for 2013 - day 142 - Soundtrack to my together



I find breath
Long drives
Full tank
Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu
Easy traffic
Breeze
Roots
Rakim
Guru
Lyte
Latifah
La Havas
Badu

My shoulders fall
Inhale deepens
Long walks
Sand
Water
Shells
Adele
Winehouse
Mvula
Hathaway

Nikon
Red sky
Blue
Gray
Birds
Old churches
Tall buildings
Stairs
Sunflower lined pathways
Alleys
Sade
Green
Aretha
Wonder

Kissing couples
Strangers on bus stops
Art on walls
Poetry on sidewalks
Windows
Stop signs
Initials carved in bark

Alone
I need alone
With my whole self

Trees
I need trees
Willow
Palm 
Whispering leaves
Wiping 'way
Clouds

I need water
Wet running over my head
Heat on my back
Moon
I need moon
Rub my cheek my chin
Till I sleep
Mahalia 
Clarence Carter
Johnnie Guitar

Chamomile
Peppermint
Jasmine
Nina
Gil
Gregory Porter
Sleep
I need sleep
Please
Please sleep
All the way through sleep
Anita
Winans
Cleveland

Poetry
Prayer
Drum
Bass

Covers to my nose
Pillows under my neck
Lilies
Tangerines
Soup

I need soup
And song
And words
Words so touch
Reach
So forgive
Grab
Melodies so wrap 'round my gut
Well me to the 
Day

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