Peace (in flowers),
Kevin
Slice of Life/Day in a Poem (Day 27): A Beautiful Night To Be
(This is for the Slice of Life challenge, hosted by Two Writing Teachers. We write on Tuesdays about the small moments in the larger perspective and then all through March — every single day … You write, too.)
A soft guitar plays
As their wedding vows are made;
Wonder at the day
Peace (lovely),
Kevin
Slice of Life/Day in a Poem (Day 26): The Street and Beat of Jazz
(This is for the Slice of Life challenge, hosted by Two Writing Teachers. We write on Tuesdays about the small moments in the larger perspective and then all through March — every single day … You write, too.)
The stage seems crowded –
the saxophonist elbow to elbow
with the flutist, standing right above
the strings – a cello and two violins –
as the drummer smiles and shines,
keeping time with the bass,
and the guitarist/conductor
criss-crossing the air with hands
commanding the band,
listening for the vocalist, in a red dress
mirroring the energy of audience,
to sing us all into New York City:
an ‘Upper West Side Love Story’
told of the street of the beat of jazz
(Watching Freddy Bryant in concert at the Bombyx Center)
Peace (listening),
Kevin
Slice of Life/Day in a Poem (Day 25): Broken Brackets
(This is for the Slice of Life challenge, hosted by Two Writing Teachers. We write on Tuesdays about the small moments in the larger perspective and then all through March — every single day … You write, too.)
Another night
of brackets, broken;
no one else hears
these curses, spoken
Peace (happens),
Kevin
Slice of Life/Day in a Poem (Day 24): March Morning Rain
(This is for the Slice of Life challenge, hosted by Two Writing Teachers. We write on Tuesdays about the small moments in the larger perspective and then all through March — every single day … You write, too.)
March morning,
soaked in rain;
reminders, again,
of Winter’s descent
and Spring’s steady gain;
the wet sloshes
emerging buds
of flowers finding
root, in soil:
a change, ordained
Peace (in raincoats and umbrellas),
Kevin
Slice of Life/Day in a Poem (Day 23): Broken String
(This is for the Slice of Life challenge, hosted by Two Writing Teachers. We write on Tuesdays about the small moments in the larger perspective and then all through March — every single day … You write, too.)
Another broken string,
singing the guitar
in pain, and here
I am, fretting the sound
on knotted neck,
playing the role of Luthier,
once again
Peace (sounding it out),
Kevin
Slice of Life/Day in a Poem (Day 22): Heron In Flight
(This is for the Slice of Life challenge, hosted by Two Writing Teachers. We write on Tuesdays about the small moments in the larger perspective and then all through March — every single day … You write, too.)
On the way up
to take in the sky,
my eyes notice
the Great Blue Heron,
a floating apparition
shadowed by cloud
on its way towards water
Peace (in the noticing),
Kevin
Slice of Life/Day in a Poem (Day 21): A Night of Tired Thinking
(This is for the Slice of Life challenge, hosted by Two Writing Teachers. We write on Tuesdays about the small moments in the larger perspective and then all through March — every single day … You write, too.)
Who made this night
so long, a song sung
from midnight ’til
dawn?
Peace (and sleep),
Kevin
Slice of Life/Day in a Poem (Day 20): Traveling Through Soup
(This is for the Slice of Life challenge, hosted by Two Writing Teachers. We write on Tuesdays about the small moments in the larger perspective and then all through March — every single day … You write, too.)
In fog as thick
as thoughts –
we ought to
slow the car down,
so we do,
then heavy rain arrives:
it’s like traveling
through soup
Peace (safely home),
Kevin