~Sway~

 rain falls

an echo 

of an echo

a midnight laugh\

a light touch

to haunt 

the memory

the road

is long

there are no highs

without the lows

I'll take 

what I

can get

under the

floating honey sky

closing my eyes

to feel the moment

ir's just another 

mad day

and a face

you thought

you knew

tonight

fells good

on my skin

rose wine

wrapping it

in a bag

for later

celebration for onto savor

and smile at

I still

have my dreams 

to hold onto

near sleepy flowers

crisp and white\

shivering and nodding

on the edge

of something 

the kind 

of love

that leaves a mark

making the whole

world sway

Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Home bound~

 walking down

low lit

corners of hallways

transparency without consistency 

isn't easy

to maintain

as the days fade

the leaves fall

history falters

with the wind

all you can do

is hang onto

the truth

while daylight waits

all that radiance

is worth waiting for 

even though

change makes

 you restless

you must

pace yourself

sparkle can

only sparkle

so much

before it burns out

pointing you

home ward again

Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Photographs~

 Photographs lay scattered

On my bedspread

Reminiscing to escape 

Like beautifully colored

Mismatched shoes

A Spring breeze

A glass of iced tea

Wondering’ where

The days 

Went off to

Purple pale violets

Blow sugar and free

Turning me calm

Life’s a peach

Just a little sour

But it's needed

To be let in 

My barefoot feet

On wispy grass

That smells like

The renewal

I crave

Still wiping

The sleep from my eyes

Trying to find

My place

With the 

Rising sun

Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Days~

Weary

Of constant consistency

Of the days blending

Monet water lilies 

Soft water

And turquoise waves

Sighs and carries

Me away

Feeling myself

Surrendering to the present

Afterimage

Of a dream

Secrets

Are always alive

Getting bigger

With the waves

You always said

Spring by the sea

Was your favorite

Happy to be alone

Right now

Learning to

Love the parts of myself

No one clapped for

Strawberry muffins

Sugar and tart

Fresh on my tongue

Embracing the quiet moments

In the lush, changing light

I love it when

The fog rolls in

Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Light~

A gray landscape

Nothing moved

In all that gray

Except for the small birds

Calling out 

To the reaching shadows

To the daylight shimmer

You are my

Sliver of light

My provocative thought

I could do

With a little craziness

In my life

The low bushes

Of peonies

Soft and heady,

Pillow and pink

Resting in the

Blue shadows

Of the windless air

If they see

The new me

They won’t see

The real me

Nothing is meant

To make perfect sense

Got to bend

With the wind

Roll with

The punches

Existing with 

Monotonous un-belonging 

I’ve come to find

That change is nature’s delight

I stand before you delighted

Holding onto

My sliver

Of light

Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Disarray~

 outside my window

it's all

colors and disarray

with it's mismatched secrets

forgotten dreams

watercolor sky

lonely and alive

a broken heart

that's been loved

today, the dishes lay unused

supermarket flowers

half empty coffee cups

lay skewed 

birds sachet by

bidding time

until sunset

warm sweaters

and contemplation

happy, warm drinks

to liven the senses

remember,

don't cry when I'm gone

the path always winds back again

time ticks by

it's all relative

sighs and sounds like waves

electric skies

make way for birds to come

for something better

memories

soft and wild

sugar-fine but complex

come into color

to dream about

Sarah Mahina Calvello