awaiting
the cooler days of fall
i curl into
a book
as thick as the moon
*
it’s late at night
and i might be
the only one awake
to watch the softness
of your breath
lay upon our home
*
first the lightning
then the thunder
when a dream
finds parts of my soul
i had yet to discover
*
that feeling
when you first wake up
here but so far away
i want to hold on
to that moment
just a few seconds longer
*
after rising from sleep
waves of life
crash upon me
perhaps it’s a good thing
i have always loved
an untamed ocean
*Published in the autumn 2020 edition of The Bamboo Hut