woman at a table writing
stepping into a hot shower
the meal coming out right
no traffic
morning sunlight and little conversation
a good phone call with your father
rain
an early bedtime with a good book
hot coffee with cream
praise refuge
your older sister asking for advice
a full tank of gas and no expectations
a surprise markdown at the register
a pair of red underwear
a bowl of strawberries and vanilla ice cream
praise refuge
white napkins
windchimes
a ziplocked back of snap peas
frozen chocolate chip cookie dough
a good sneeze
ice water
praise refuge
pipe cleaners and time on your hands
a man's impromptu biceps
fresh air after a party
waking up early
waking up hungry
a game of hopscotch
tea in winter
thrown snowballs
a made bed
Sunday at 3
grand pianos
giraffes
slippers
sleep
praise refuge
this is not about getting it right, figuring things out, or hitting a bull's-eye. this is not about an obsession with word choice or an exacting eye on grammatical correctness. this is not about pulling out all the stops with tricky literary devices. this is about looking at life one paragraph at time.
all poems and photographs
© by Maya Stein
all poems and photographs
© by Maya Stein
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© by Maya Stein
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4 comments:
Hi there. Would just like to say that your poetry is absolutely beautiful.
Thank you for the inspiration.
PRAISE REFUGE BABY
PRAISE THE SMALLEST THINGS
LETTERS THAT FORM WORDS
THAT BECOME IMAGES
THAT STAY WITH ME
STAY WITH ME
Beautiful images, Maya. Thanks!
all of your things...
my absolute favorites...
write more... keep writing.
thank you for "getting it"
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