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the quiet hours

3/18/2015

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you reach out
to settle into
the quiet hours
refocus and let go
while I look within
to reclaim fragments
and dream of gluing

©Erin Croley
(from a #fieryverse prompt)
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one perfect day

3/15/2015

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raise my hand to shield sun
root feet against a gentle wind
pair songwriters with birds and
the intersection of water, sand, 
laughter and questions

one perfect day
can convince me
I am possible
tie each to tree branches
a string of vibrant prayer flags
and maybe I'll remember
to live that way

©Erin Croley
(from an #IBLyrics prompt)
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intricate details

3/11/2015

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(recovery)

perfectionism is that red dress
with intricate details
from my 20's
still in my closet
I have to try her on
every once in awhile
to remind myself why
I let her go

©Erin Croley
(from a #RavensVeil prompt)
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woman

3/8/2015

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there is nothing delicate
about a columbine
splitting rock to grow
but it is definitely
feminine

©Erin Croley
(from a #soulhoot prompt)
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do you remember

3/7/2015

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cool earth beneath soles
warm breeze across bare shoulders
drinking beer outside after dusk
do you remember
this easy love emerging

©Erin Croley
(from a #MadVerse prompt)
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when silence breaks

3/2/2015

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I can cut curls from my hair
bend to the midnight disease
distract myself from change
but when silence
breaks the fall
it still
will not
prevent it

@ERrantIN ©Erin Croley
(from a #MadVerse prompt)
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defy (I'd give it all for love)

3/1/2015

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the soft glow of fresh snow
filters through slate blue curtains
my four-year-old philosopher
braves the morning cold
traverses the bare wood floors
in bare feet
wraps both arms around me, and
asks about death
shares his desire to live
with me
forever

I see him defying life's decay
just as he defies confinement within definitions of "a good boy"
I whisper encouragements
of scientific discovery
and some cliche about happiness
and living each day to its fullest
knowing I'd give it all
for love, for him to forever
defy expectations

@ERrantIN ©Erin Croley
(#ntitle prompt)
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dragon music

2/22/2015

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dragon music

where is my Salem woods
my speak easy
books saved from the pyre?

this fire kindled
needs space to sing and dance
and fight for me

@ERrantIN ©Erin Croley
(from a #fieryverse prompt)
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in bed and out

2/21/2015

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as my throat swells
and fever creeps
I imagine steaming orifices
or myself in vintage profile
perpendicular and hazy
by the window

@ERrantIN ©Erin Croley
(from an #MSpoetry prompt)
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every verse a lattice

2/21/2015

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when my feet are tucked
and legs crossed
when my gaze reaches
and sounds drift
when coffee lifts me
or whiskey or love emboldens
every verse is a lattice

@ERrantIN ©Erin Croley
(from an #ntitle prompt)
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