I brave the early morning chill
where dawn stains the sky pink
gilded coral
and cerulean dusk
surround me
while the low and lingering
marine mist
leaves me
wet with damp kisses
Here I call to you
in the sea air
redolent with brine and decay
an invitation
an invocation
to answer
through the gauze
to pierce
the veil
a daughter's cry
a barren bush
hat-racked to stubs
offers up
a solitary bloom
holding out for me
I bend down
breath in
damask dreams
and love
further along the way
I wander and smile
down at
a solitary feather
an ibis
dark tipped
silver sign
"I am near"
keep living
keep walking
three steps later
I find
a solitary card
Sidewalk Tarot
The Star
I hear you
in words held close
deep in the bone
and unspoken
"Do not carry the heavy weight of my passing or my final days. Look up. I am whole, I am peaceful, and the love I gave you is still actively washing through your life. Whenever you feel lost in the dark, look for the quiet light—I am there."
October 2026 Poetry Project
Day 31 of 31
Thank you Mommy. I love you forever
