Tag Archives: longing

Waiting on Her Wings

Posted on November 7, 2022 by whimsygizmo

She can feel them back there, growing. An ache between her shoulder blades. The phantom flutter of feathers not yet known. She’s flown before, she can feel it in her bones, the rush of breeze.A scrape of treetops across her thrilling skin. A whisper of … Continue reading →

Posted in November Chapbook 2022 | Tagged adaptation, bite of star, longing, longing for wings, moon poems, November 2022, waiting in the wings, wild wings, wings | 6 Comments

The One Where Her Antediluvian Phase Comes to an End

Posted on February 1, 2016 by whimsygizmo

Amazing photo courtesy of Gabriella at dVerse. .. It’s a lonely place, this skin. We have gathered ourselves in small puddles, quiet drops. We’ve got no place else to go, but the trenches of these city streets. I have reached … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged city poems, dVerse, haibun, haibun monday, longing, rain, skeleton trees, spilling sky | 26 Comments

The Liberation of Longing

Posted on November 22, 2014 by whimsygizmo

. A long, slow howl is sometimes best, the holding of your head up high, and still. Keep your eyes on the moon; she’s seen too much, and if you let her go, she’ll spill your secrets from here to … Continue reading →