...and may you in your innocence
sail through this to that
and with your curiosity take
in the siren's song, mind teeming
fathom the depths, chart leagues of
memories---slip through sea-walls
row row row the boat
you can't struggle eternally
The sailors quiver when the siren sings
how bottomless are the depths to which he goes
Depths in distance, more inside
During a summer eclipse, I averted my gaze, afraid, and found crescents
in the shade, and concrete celestial amazement
my brain is numb
When the warm winds call me out to the sea,
Sometimes, most times, that's exactly where I want to be.
Over the hills and through the sea
gently down the stream
Perfection is a limitless experience, remember this,
my beautiful gem, when tears stream as goat yoga
ends and you can't suss out that man, graduation isn't the end.
don't forget, you can stand back up.
Eres mi luz cuando las sombras me abrazan [You are my light when the shadows embrace me*]
Someone loves you.
Sko buffs Scheherazade
Keep your head up planetarium
Continue falling. Mistakes were made.
Water my blood my/your/our life not ever
absent present always flowing---softness
that moves mountains
Who named the numberless shades of green?
Who stopped to linger in the path?
Who saw the world in a blade of grass?
[The moon is beautiful.]
Follow the footprints inside the nerve cell;
they lead to a bright
door: tiny patch of memory
Now I sit here broken-hearted...
I came to poo and only farted
You and I have parted
Forever disregarded
Yet, the day has only started
Wrapped candy sets it all afoot
*Translated from the original language.
This year’s celebration takes as inspiration the poem "blessing the boats" by Lucille Clifton, and its final lines:
“...and may you in your innocence
sail through this to that"
Community members were invited to visit the East Entrance of Norlin Library on April 9-10, 2024 to create poetry in community, engage with librarians and receive a pocket poem to carry throughout the day. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us!