Coins clink. High heels trot.
Jackhammers punch open stone.
Downtown awakens.
An online commonplace book
Pastor decipher,
an ancient message. Listen.
Truth and lies creep through.
Summer’s neighbor knocks.
Pennant races, Charlie Brown.
Flannel season glows.
Enemies of envy,
tighten your grip.
Hold your tongue.
Don’t let it slip.
Wisps of childhood,
skip through palmetto bushes.
Memories flicker.
Blue springs, Spanish moss
Bald fades under Yankee caps
I’m home. It’s still home.
Orion. Peaceful hunter.
Loyal friend. Leave winter
on my doorstep.
Words from lovers. Words
with friends. Instagram Stories
we tell ourselves.
We lived side by side
Shared walls and parking spaces
Armenia called