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the same star

November 14, 2022November 11, 2022 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

seeing the same star 

from my window

from your window

seeing the same star

in the days to come

November 13, 2022November 11, 2022 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

in the days to come 

I shall tend my garden

I shall be alone

with memories of your distance 

until the sun falls

and the animals gather

and the clouds finally clear 

from the skies

The tree had stood

November 12, 2022November 11, 2022 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

The tree had stood for centuries. T lay down on the grass and imagined interlocking hearts etched into its bark. The branches of the tree shook and leaf-patterned the light on the ground. T smiled. No, tomorrow I shall plant a tree. 

sun branches shadows

November 11, 2022November 9, 2022 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

sun branches shadows 

the past shaping the future

a bird sings and leaves 

step by step

November 10, 2022November 9, 2022 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

step by step

hand in hand

we lead each other

we hold one another 

the fences have fallen

November 9, 2022November 6, 2022 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

the fences have fallen

only the oak and iron gates remain

hanging drunk on their mossed stone posts 

still when the wind whistles in the low valleys

when the storm clouds gather stark 

when thoughts twist and turn to the older times 

then the boundaries are respected 

then the lions lie down in the dark 

from the night

November 8, 2022November 6, 2022 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

from the night 

through the open window

starlight

the veil shifts

the dance will never end 

if I had

November 7, 2022November 6, 2022 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

if I had the tools

the tools to shape snow into feelings

if I had those tools

the tools to shape snow

my heart would never run cold 

waiting oh

November 6, 2022November 5, 2022 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

waiting oh so patiently 

sun-hot colours through thin smoke

ideas flash before forgetfulness

which road

November 5, 2022 / simonsalento / Leave a comment

which road

our choices are endless  

which door

which key

our decisions are endless 

once a first step is taken

our futures are endless

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