Unsettled

 

when the hour calls out with questions,

reply that you don't have answers

say instead, leave me alone

or go away with your inquiries

tell the hour your brain is resting

up for a surge of genius

unlike any you've ever expected

then ask yourself

what you are doing

in such a way that 

all reasonable excuses, 

melt into air rising

then make a frappe

foamy enough

that milk bubbles

will decorate

your upper lip

M.Flannery

November 2024

Dance Instead

 

A fantasy rapidly

falls on my mind 

as fresh leaves

out of books

crinkling read,

recycle, reuse.

What for has an ocean

to fill. I have

a creativity surge

to empty.

Flow by as stardust

that must nap

on shoulders strong

and unmoving.

Don't ask

me why I'm here.

The answer will reveal

your clever secrets. 

We can dance instead.

M, Flannery

August 2024

Morning Coffee

 In a shaded arbor,   

leaf shadows pat

and sculpt daydreams 

onto a cloudless blue sky.

Green grapes above,
offer promises
to daisies
swaying in the wind
as coffee steams
and swirls
above the hand
anticipating
warmth will glow within.

Gazing cross the shoreline

he watches a seagull

gliding along the surf,

silent, spread wings

gazing as well.

 

What thoughts bubble

in his imagination 

when the pen touches paper?

Will the shift in the chair

remind him of years past

or the days ahead?

A butterfly rests

on the porch railing

long enough for him

to say hello. Long enough,

for hesitant wings to 

move once before

flying away.

 

M.Flannery

July 2024 

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