Tag Archives: Running

Almost Angels

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Shainbird

Trapped between cumulus And concrete, step after step Collecting futility, anxious To take flight as wings form In laces knotted, grappling With gravity, breaking free, Circumventing the everyday. Copyright © 2013 Shainbird. All rights reserved. Note: This is for Bastet’s … Continue reading →

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Joules

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Shainbird

Words on the page and kilometers on the road leave me ravenous. Copyright © 2013 Shainbird. All rights reserved.

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Hearts Ahead

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Shainbird

Slowly, Gently The wind billows round, waltzing with tree branches, Tickling chimes, riding pinwheels, whispering in our ears. Turning, Inhaling, Then in a flash, rhythms separate, our hearts race past us picking Up their pace as they turn and realize … Continue reading →

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Chasing Orion

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Shainbird

Instant lift off. In orbit, Feet give way to an automation set To rhythmic heartbeats enumerated By the mind. Elliptical shapes join In the culmination of meters. A planar surface leaning against The ground rises up to stars Twinkling like … Continue reading →

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