Mist Come
Fall softly and have your way
A grey blanket in the night or day
Make coastlines and skyscrapers a secret
Whispered only when you say
© Candice Reineke 2022
Sunday 30th October 2022 9:33 pm
Lids
close your
eyes see
the shapes
take you
to another
place
triangles
on fire
blotches
neon pink
and embers
with desire
windows
outlines
A-frames
slashes
meant to
memorialize
stories
of the
past
fill
the
present
the
hottest
blues
scrape
the
edges
ladders
to
a
world
...Wednesday 19th October 2022 1:36 am
Saturday
NPR’s A Way with Words
on the radio
is a comfort to my soul
Steaming coffee
cold foam
pumpkin spice warms my bones
Treasure hunt to
a parking spot
reveals the ocean lapping up
Down the white
wooden ramp
slots sneak a peak at nature’s stamp
My toes stretch and touch
white sand
breeze and sun blanket my skin
Salty foam chase...
Saturday 15th October 2022 8:16 pm
Air to Austin
the colossal wing
flashes politely
just outside my window
sunlight melts
the goosebumps
from my arm
carts rattle down the aisle
with the scent of
fresh coffee beans
the young man next to me
lets his lengthy
fingertips fly freely
tap dancing
his open letter
to the world
the tiny circle fan
above my head
tickles the ...
Wednesday 12th October 2022 5:03 pm
Rhythm of an August Day
Humble humidity
fills the air
as a song drifts in
from
your
neighbor’s
garden
Crickets
create
a cadence
for the breeze
to flirt with
Spanish moss
and oak leaves
A tiny spider
tickles
your skin
as your lover
across the lawn
shoots you
a wink
A crossbow
rests
in her hand
and you
hear familiar
thund...
Saturday 20th August 2022 9:09 pm
Teddy Roosevelt Park
Where Mini Crab
scurries over shells
between my steps
Where Forest
dangles her damp vines
down to my breath
Where Marsh
pulls his salt
up to my nose
Where Egret
flaps her wings
past me over reed rows
Where Dragon Fly
buzzes by
my ear to my knees
Where Flying Fish
jumps up to tease me
belly flopping onto the creek
...
Sunday 10th July 2022 1:04 am
Swallow Silence
Rest has been begging all afternoon
Soon soon soon, love.
Finally home in my top-floor abode
The end of consciousness is near
I slip into coziness and turn up the stillness
Oh love, I'm finally here...
But no.
Silence chokes
Tranquility cracks
Obnoxious noise intrudes
I feel teenybopper bass notes incessantly Bulging up from the floor be...
Saturday 18th June 2022 1:48 am
Undone
Black white black white
alternating stripes
difffuse the sun
Through the umbrella pongee
I see oak-tree leaves
and a scurrying ladybug
A morning bird monologues so loud
he's scared or proud
like Noah announcing the flood
A spider meticulously crafts
her silky sleek webs, shimmering traps
stretched out by the breeze for blood
Lizards do pu...
Monday 16th May 2022 6:13 pm
Brave But Not Brainy
You'd think they'd know
Where not to go
You'd think they'd see
The fallen bodies of their friends and foes
Crushed skeletons
The scattered dead
Who do they think they are?
Sneaking up, risking lives to get ahead
Always hauling bits
Bigger than their bodies
The Power Team plus
Masters of pilates
Don't they know
There's nothing to see?
T...
Friday 6th May 2022 2:43 pm
Mocama
Swiftly she comes
Smoothly she ascends
Bright yellow petals flap in the wind
White brick soft shadows
Afternoon sun
Reflects tabletops, the glassy ones
Sleek wooden benches
Independent all day
Save when she sits to contemplate
Massive light fixtures
Flirty and fun
Urban Outfitters retro undone
Sculpture Park sweats next to
Cosmico sip...
Tuesday 26th April 2022 10:13 pm
Memorial Park
A bronze, winged man holding an olive branch
emerges from his fountain and war-torn stance
Deco fence reflects St. Johns River ripples
Cotton tops reveal taut nipples
Weary jogger sucks the air
Bluejay announces his high-n-mighty affair
Golden Pup sniffs the grass for savory gems
His human on her phone fights for amends
River sparkles do a dance m...
Wednesday 23rd March 2022 1:33 am
Unspoken Rule
There's silver and air beneath my feet
Seagulls cry out as sailfish swim
Coarse white hair covers the man’s jaw
He pulls bait from his hat’s rim
The small girl holds a smaller pole
Her voice as happy as a bird
Her fiery-orange hat
Shades her rainbow tie-dye shirt
Shells spread on white sand and twigs
Hungover from the night before
The ug...
Friday 25th February 2022 8:28 pm
Your Mind is Yours
Your mind is yours
Don’t let them have it
It's your place to
explore
dive
swim
soar
Your mind is your
view
from
the
hill
Full
orchestra
to
your
ears
Your mind is
flames
in the
Arctic
snow
Soft
breeze
moving
the
milkweed
Your mind is yours
Don’t let them have it
© ...
Friday 18th February 2022 3:01 pm
Phantom Florida Winter
Your breath white like steam gently
hangs in sway
Cloaked in novelty, it's now a
winter game
A puff from your chest out
of your mouth
A picture you paint when cold
air allows
Squirrels pitter-patter, a chase
in the trees
A distant garbage truck booms,
bangs and squeaks
Sun crawls higher reflecting
off your brow
The...
Monday 24th January 2022 6:08 pm
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