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almost home

my slippers
were crossing
the porch
with creek rock consideration
as the frost had come
to cover the morning
with a blanket of october

my new sunday eyes assessing
the wonder
birds of paradise
encapsulated in the sunrise
creeping prismatic
through dew droplets
crowning blades of bluegrass
soon to take flight

i expand my lungs
welcoming the respiration
with the whole of my somatic awareness
as my blood remembers the capillary beds it should be tending to in the far off reaches of my limbs

my past has fallen into the sea
the words are coming back
i am remembering
to live
with all my stars out
to exist poetically

one mile from my porch
up route 27
there is a sign
nailed to a tree
that says simply

almost home

ten feet from my empty bed
there is a stainless steel and ceramic
tooth brush holder with room for four
holding only three toothbrushes
that says simply

almost home

today is a perfect day
to be happy

5 replies on “almost home”

Gorgeous. The poem as well. I like the nostalgic prosody, and most I love this stanza:
my past has fallen into the sea
the words are coming back
i am remembering
to live
with all my stars out
to exist poetically

oops, it fell into my poetry pocket; looks like I’m stealing it.
keep your stars out,
David

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