sonata scribbles to my someday self


breathe, girl. 
you’re fine. the moon moats in 
her sky, and you 
(of also borrowed shine) 
can hang awhile longer, too. 

breathe in these stars
and mark them well, 
treble-tremble your fingers
along their sharpest notes. 

whisper yourself 
some wings of feathered things,
of flutter, stuttered syllables 
soaked in salt and sand. 

stand knee-deep in the lull
-aby of sea and scrim 
your story into whim of wind. 

love her. 
    rinse. 
           repeat.  

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9 Responses to sonata scribbles to my someday self

  1. qbit says:

    “treble-tremble your fingers” – Perfect!

  2. Debi says:

    “stand knee-deep in the lull
    -aby of sea and scrim
    your story into whim of wind.” WOW

  3. Paula Light says:

    I love your wordplay poetry 💜

  4. Jules says:

    Yes!
    Repeat all lullabies!

  5. Misky says:

    Wonderful. The alliteration is magical.

  6. Ron. says:

    Marvelous closer, too. Awesome work, this.

  7. sgeoil says:

    I loved the alliteration and rhythm of this poem. One to be read aloud!

  8. Shawna says:

    “stand knee-deep in the lull
    -aby of sea” … gorgeous

    My daughter named her first parakeet Sonata. ♡

  9. barbcrary says:

    treble-tremble your fingers
    along their sharpest notes.

    Great imagery here.

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