{"id":4798,"date":"2016-02-09T11:19:10","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T19:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/woocommerce-158966-458665.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=4798"},"modified":"2016-04-27T11:39:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T18:39:51","slug":"right-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.collectiveself.com\/poetry\/right-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Right Here"},"content":{"rendered":"

blades of green bend low and
\nbreathe in damp, the misted seaside
\nglows, fog yellow gray among
\nplanked houses, sunlight slants across
\nthe field, racing tree shadows tumbling
\ndown and softly yield <\/span><\/p>\n

those dry spots are deer footprints
\nstrong and hesitant
\ntenderly picking their way through
\ninfinite breakfast\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

spider draped in\u00a0diamond web
\nchecks her Tiffany watch
\nmunches salted housefly
\nslightly bored
\ndreams of tiny diamond Fitbits
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

she\u2019s not the only dreamer here. look there,
\n<\/span>paw across face, gentle sleeping girl cat
\nignoring the boys who drive her mad
\nconverting sunbeam to shallow purring
\npassive feline heater: hissed off no more<\/span><\/p>\n

cream painted wood wraps our home this
\nship on land, driftwood leans in
\ncorners
\nfloor awash with sand
\ncounters breathe wide open empty from
\nour passing on of gifts
\ndonations free our heavy hands while<\/span><\/p>\n

yoda looks down on boba fett
\narms wide with welcome across the
\ntardis comforter
\nempire strikes back sheets and
\nstargate bobleheads
\nGeneration X spirit guides,
\nas much as stones, shells, and driftwood
\nOh precious artifacts <\/span><\/p>\n

this sky this shore this place
\nright here
\nthis fog-lined sea and time-lined face<\/span><\/p>\n

right here
\nthis is where I love you<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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