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found

7/25/2015

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take me again

by the hand

with you and the sea

and the expanse of

life ahead

I cannot be lost

©Erin Croley

Picture
©Erin Croley Manzanita, OR
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ritual

3/20/2015

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curled together with heads bent

and legs tucked like pretzels

we share dreams to greet the day

I envision us

as an egg

he asks

how my belly opens

because he wants to return there

"for 100 years"

and I find it hard to accept either

as impossible

©Erin Croley

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rare morning

3/19/2015

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rare morning
she wakes and seeks
her daddy's lap
and I get to listen
to their whispered words
a love story
of endless questions

©Erin Croley
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somewhere between

3/16/2015

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somewhere between birds and bladder
begging me to rise
and first steps into the sun
you crawled into my lap
so here we sit
sharing dreams

©Erin Croley
(from a #WrittenRiver 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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your voice

2/21/2015

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the weight of four blankets
can't maintain warmth
or conjure a deep sleep

all of me is attuned
to the possibility
of your voice...

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blame

2/19/2015

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propped up against our coats
legs across mine on this cafe bench
she plays virtual games
between bites of chocolate muffin
while I attempt to blame everything
for her injury
except my own
shared genetics

@ERrantIN ©Erin Croley
(from a #soulhoot prompt)
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my look around coffee cup

2/15/2015

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I                spend
my            morning
in a           look        around
when        there       is 
coffee       time and
sleeping children
     at hand
©Erin Croley

(from a #ShapePoetry Twitter prompt)
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the morning after

2/15/2015

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half-folded hearts
linger throughout our house
a construction paper ensemble
stretched letters
heavily taped pencils
hidden layers
of love

©Erin Croley
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open to suggestions

2/14/2015

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Curious if whiskey and root beer
work better than the mother-wife combo
because we
are out of Coke
and I don't drink soda

©Erin Croley

(and yes, I know root beer is a soda)
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