Author Archives: Crystal

1 not feelingthe hermit lifefor oncethe day was decentand i’d rather wallow 2 porch geckospiky feet on my handsdisappearsinto plant shadowsgood kitty —march 18 3 kids shoutingquarantine timeor vacation? 4 sunny worldwaking up to moresickness —march 19 5 wonkywibbly daysnoring on the futon 6 two wholedays offterrible toilet paper 7 beach closing—boat running—vulnerable people —marchContinue reading “This Week in Poetry #12: Mar 18-24, 2020”

1 pink skinfrom the bathmy head is filledwith stardust—bookworm 2 westering suncasts hard shadowson the overpassthey remind meof broccoli —march 11 3 breathingthe same airas flowers —march 12 4 this tinypiece of the universelicking my hand (kitty) 5 i wishsome thingswere as prettyas their names(coronavirus) 6 seed fluffsdrifting overalready parched grass —march 13 7 morningContinue reading “This Week in Poetry #11: Mar 11-17, 2020”

1 listeningto a musician on musicover lawn equipment gropingmy way through the darkword by word (illumination) 2 into the silencefirst cup of butterscotch teaand a distant seagull —march 5 3 empty nightwaiting forthe rain —march 6 4 quiet Saturdaydaringto open my curtains 5 all that timetaking careof others—i have forgottenhow to be —march 7 6Continue reading “This Week in Poetry #10: Mar 4-10, 2020”

1 soft rainthe endless march ofnovels continues soft rainstill hidden awayin my shell (hermit) —february 26 2 weary eyesfighting a sleepless battlefor this story 3 dark clouds—flat holesin a tangerine sky —february 27 4 sweet lemonade sunlightpouring in the windowsthe novel nearly complete 5 this quiet darkbroken by the shiningof a book light —february 29Continue reading “This Week in Poetry #9: Feb 26-Mar 3, 2020”

1 bleedingtoo muchmakes wordsrun dry —february 21 2 long nightbeyond the windowsomeone laughs 3 i will alwaysremember how youmisspelled me 4 overpass wallstretching white and cleanpast my front dooronline a neighbor frothsabout the graffiti 5 reluctantlycontemplating showers—not wantingto miss the sun 6 stale tea,worry notthou artstill drinkable —february 23 7 if human eyesneeded no restIContinue reading “This Week in Poetry #8: Feb 19-25, 2020”

1 disappointedin the mildew onmy beach chairit was cleanfive months ago 2 Wednesday morningexploringone of life’s mysteries—the originof the dripping sound —february 12 3 overcasti turn pages idlyin my mind 4 listeningto windblown leavesthoughts of the sea 5 can’t tellif I’m getting betterkeep writing 6 inner cloudsi crave the comfortof noodles —february 13 7 grayContinue reading “This Week in Poetry #7: Feb 12-18, 2020”

1 wild conures callwhile i wipe the glass tabletopcleanawaiting company—freshly arrived poems —february 5 2 to bed too lateand headacheyup too earlyheadacheylife can be…you know 3 high surf advisoryall boat tours canceledlonely whitecaps 4 overtrimmed hedgestremble against the wall—sunflood —february 6 5 i am nothingbuta mandala —february 8 6 feverishfrom hard worklosingthe threadof the storyContinue reading “This Week in Poetry #6: Feb 5-11, 2020”

1 cloud-covered skythere are worse things to havethan two types of lavender Earl Grey 2 eavesdroppingon a conversation about victimizationI begin to feel victimized —january 29 3 eating kids’ cerealwhile the cat roams aroundanother day in Paradise —january 30 4 dark outside alreadybut some daysare the middles of stories —january 31 5 for once, quietexceptContinue reading “This Week in Poetry #5: Jan 29-Feb 4, 2020”

1 evening teawashing the dust from my mindthen, work —january 23 2 early birthday dinnerBuddha’s delight and a root beer floatnot bad —january 24 3 birthday eve morningbleary-eyed from a long nightof the neighbors’ remodeling 4 crisp afternoontalking on about nothingsun dripping through the live oak 5 lunar new yearstuffed with chocolate chip muffinsI throwContinue reading “This Week in Poetry #4: Jan 22-28, 2020”