Last night I dreamt I was lost in a castle
lingering there in the mist
and the fog and the darkness and the snow
and when I woke up this morning
the sun was shining
and the castle was gone
but still I felt the same
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Notes:
1. Written on July 9th, 2022
1. Daniel used the hose to make rainbows in the sun.
2. “They’re not real rainbows,” said Claire.
3. “You’re a real rainbow,” said Ethel.
4. “Am not,” Claire said.
5. “Am,” said Ethel.
6. Tina used the hose to make rainbows in the sun.
7. Repeat to fade.
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Notes:
1. Written on June 28th, 2022
i have no presence
i cannot be seen
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Notes:
1. Written on June 29th, 2022
I just saw a hedgehog
ambling around the edges of my garden
in the middle of the day
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Notes:
1. Written/seen on June 28th, 2022
faded spines
full of cracks and creases
the pages as dry and brittle
as bone
and haunted
with memories
not always their own
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Notes:
1. Written on June 26th, 2022