Through the cracks
looking at lightening
where the light bends
birds lingering
in the lightest blue sky
stark against
the dark trees
early morning air
smells like
freshly bottled water
crisp dream
seems like
a magic time
between time
and I am suspended
the quiet corners
where hope
hides
by Sarah Mahina Calvello
Peonies
A hot cup of tea
A warm hug
Like the sweetest
Of ribbons
That’s for me
The key
To happiness
Is a breath
Of fresh air
Alone
Rain clatters
On the backyard window
Like soft glass
There are
No highs
Without lows
Isn’t that a gas?
Quiet willows
Brush the cold glass
Like hushed laughter
Across honey fragile
Marmalade skies
Twilight starts
A prelude
To the moon’s comfort
You miss the light
In hindsight
My secrets
Come out
Like water
Like the finest wine
It was
An autumn moon
The truest blue
Makes me
Miss you
Sarah Mahina Calvello
It was
An Autumn moon
The truest blue
Makes me
Miss you
Peonies
A hot cup of tea
A warm hug
Like the sweetest
Of ribbons
That’s for me
The key
To happiness
Is a breath
Of air
Alone
Twilight starts
A prelude
To the moon’s comfort
You miss the light
In hindsight
My secrets
Come out
Like water
Like the finest wine
Rain clatters
On the backyard window
Like soft glass
There are
No highs
Without lows
Isn’t that
A gas?
Quiet willows
Brush the
Cold glass
Like hushed laughter
Across honey,
Marmalade skies
Outside, the sky is dappled
The clouds are dark and swirl
Like a river rock
Like a secret
Trying to forgive
And forget
Closer to the sun
Ever-reaching out
To empty space
Curved pieces of ice hang
Changing in the midmorning sky
It just goes
On and on
A startling dream
Between green pines
Almost black
Leaning against
The pale sky
The smell of fresh moving water
Soundless glass
Slowly accepting
Things I can’t change
A place
Where time
Can wash
It all away
Twists and turns
Were supposed
To go through
Little wonders
Of moments
That hang
In the air
There’s always
Love to repair
Trying to see
What lies beyond
The busy streets
of life
i heard birds outside
The sweet kind
I’ve never heard them so clear
Airy and bouncing
Back and forth
Echoing
against echo
I kept looking for
A sign of you
In the sunlit clouds
In the jade leaves
Of the morning
But it was meant
To be kept a secret
Hidden chimes
To break through
The faltering gray
Approach, honey sound
You are
My silver lining
To lighten
These dreary days
Restless days,
But with
A strange radiance
About this
Mismatched chaos
A sparkle
Can only sparkle so much
Before it burns out
I’m just trying
To hold onto
Whatever sparkle
I can keep for my own
A slow burn
Sheltered from
This storm
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
