✨ [I learned opening]
ritual and quiet...
I learned opening from my mother
how to open the day with
ritual and quiet
how to open dreams like flowers
how to open my heart to love
I learned closing from my father
how to close the day with reflection
and ritual
how to take a breath and savor the
moments before something ends
how to cry in all the sad movies
—Juniper Klatt
“i learned opening” is taken from I was raised in a house of water. Copyright © 2019 by Juniper Klatt. Used by permission of Fernwood Press. All rights reserved. www.fernwoodpress.com. Photo by Sheelah Brennan, via Unsplash.
(This one was just begging to be poemed.)
I learned afternoon from my mother
how to leave work early
visit the dentist then celebrate
with mint chocolate chip ice cream
how to cheer the sunset
I learned morning from my father
how to nurse a cup of black coffee
in the beautiful dark
how to read with starlight quiet
how to rise before the sun
- Megan Willome
Open like rose,
Deep red tulip rose lipstick living love.
Open.
Let sky breathe in blue,
And move like foam is in shook.
Foam is in shook. 👋