Tending to Sunsets
life may be worth the tears
if for the sunsets
which close tired eyes
meld the heart in soft colors
wrap heavy bones in the dark
it’s something of an exhalation
breathing over cityscapes
and rolling hills
it lets you sink when you are stiff
think when you are blurry
in the eyes and head
how many skies have you tended
turning day to night
how many stars have you counted
losing track always
how many sunsets were meant for you
My nights this time of year are made of
Home-made cemeteries and their hundred lights
Laughing in the forest made of
Bony twenty-sided dice
The candy corn tree and strings
(both web and metal)
Of an open mic echoing in halls I once walked
My own breath becoming fog in
The lamplit snow falling as we passed out candy from
An antique plastic pumpkin
Watching together as skeletons dance in gourds
Every porch lined with grinning faces
Their night-sky mold interior lit by electric candles
The sky clearing just in time to see the Hunter’s
Moon hanging in those last moments of running
In the dark, in my mask, in the cold, content
I will wish everyone I know and those I pass
That feeling of being at home in all this
My ideal is to be a worm-infested caramel apple
Hoping to be sickly sweet and full of life
Sometimes I worry I make a ghost of myself
But tonight, I get to come back
And this time, I’ll remain a little longer
An ode to nature’s gentle touch,
Where the lips of dawn meet meadows
in a loving clutch,
A warm and caring grace,
The soul returns to its actual, tranquil space.
Today, I had the pleasure of sharing my most recent photography project -“Kiss The Earth!” This project is an exploration of the profound connection between humanity and nature, a visual journey that seeks to rekindle that timeless bond, reminding us to return to our roots.
The inspiration for this project came from a deep yearning to capture the raw and unadulterated essence of nature. It’s all too easy to forget our intrinsic connection to the natural world. “Kiss The Earth” serves as a visual reminder, urging us to reconnect with the Earth’s beauty and power. Through my lens, I aimed to remind viewers to embrace the simplicity and grandeur of nature and rediscover their own beginnings.
# find more of my photography works on Instagram: @dsu.photoart
I would look into your eyes first
Hear them tremble as I took you in
You’d gasp in disbelief
Your arms scrambling to grab hold of me as I hang on to you
You’d feel cold
While I’d embrace it
Warm
And we could finally have an end to our story
Much less time for dreams
Yet when my mind slips to sleep
I keep imagining you
Choking me
Then Shaping your phrases
So we land on the same wavelength
You’re always so calm
I want to see you catastrophic
Eyes
I’ve always had a thing for eyes
The bulbous ones that pop from their sockets
The ones that aren’t there but should be
The flat ones– sagging or deflated (minding the pus)
The tired ones after too much Netflix
The red ones burned from a heartbreak or two
The closed ones–either dead or will be
will be eventually
When it’s all over (and I’m in a manic mood)
How was I so blind to the world
to not know its beauty?
Oh, how beautiful the world is
when every feeling falls upon my flesh
and brings a tear to my eye
and many more when I think of the enormity of it all
I shall cry when it is all over
when I shall say goodbye
to this place, I only knew for a short time
I was so blind
for there is suffering, but the beauty keeps me here
To live and to breathe, only to lose it all
I love this life; I am not blind, and it is beautiful
