Author Archives: Crystal

1 morning coffeethe upstairs neighbor draggingfurniture again 2 gusty daysun and shadow danceon the curtains —january 17 3 scent of rose tea—memories of summer rain I wishhad been endless 4 winter eveningthe old man’s garden by the wallhalf leafless —january 18 5 scent of bleachfilling my bathroom—the upstairs neighbor’s —january 20 6 crisp morningstruggling withContinue reading “This Week in Poetry #3: Jan 15-21, 2020”

1 entering wordsin a spreadsheet all dayunseen leaves —january 8 2 tea break while the printer spits papers the cat’s round eyes 3 entrepreneurship:the promise to yourselfto take a break in ten minutes —january 9 4 the humid scent of warm bean soup kitchen fan 5 the last boxof Christmas, in the recyclingturns the catContinue reading “This Week in Poetry #2: Jan 8-14, 2020”

sirens wailamidst the crackling fireworksblack cat pounces —january 1 disconnectedwords and selfstrung togetheron a backdropof bright video game music —january 3 the whistling ospreycirclesover lunch-hour traffic —january 6 blurred visionthe same old screensame old darkness upstairs, feet stompI thinkI should meditate more often —january 7 Heyo! If you liked this, you might also like myContinue reading “This Week in Poetry #1: Jan 1-7, 2020”