Topped Off Pints

Topped Off Pints
By Julie Gengo

topped off pints
strange artifacts stick out of walls
man in the corner paints postcards
eyes glance and turn away

Jack Rabbit

Jack-rabbit terrier 
dashes past 
stars on shirts
sonic booms spur excitement 

Our Moment

Out Moment
By Julie Gengo

Our moment
Hopefulness overrides uncertainty
Good company
while you drink your simple beer?
Is it the only way you half look into my eyes?
I stay in wonder
and listen to stories
That I half want to hear
I take your company too
It's my way of feeling good 
about our moment

Savor Spring

Savor Spring
into her last breath


Bursting out of seams


Color bleeds beyond solstice


Decides to linger for a while


Now trickles
slowly


While we dance within its hinges

Drops of Breath

capturing drops of breath
inhaling deeply
waiting for one to pop
sweep me away
into your comfort and whimsy

My Most Beautiful Thing - A Celebration for Fiona Robyn

MY MOST BEAUTIFUL THING

The way her hair shuffles back and forth

The way she puckers her nose

The way she collects random objects and turns them into dreams

The way she opens up her big beautiful eyes and stairs into mine

The way she wraps her arms around me and squeezes too tight

The way she lets me hug her back when no one is looking

The way she sings to the world while water rinses her day

The way she stops the ball from moving in the wrong direction and then boots it past the center

The way she combines her clothes in eclectic patterns and enters the world with abandon

The way she loves

The way she sleeps                                                       

The way she is

is my most beautiful thing

Eleventh Inning Walkoff

energy reverberates 
through top tiers
happiness explodes

into seagulls dancing for dinner