Tag: Fort Collins

poetry

Human Race Word-a-Mile

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Alex and I ran the Human Race Half Marathon today. He suggested that I compose my poem on the trail by contributing a word each mile (plus one at the start and end). Here are the words that summarized each mile for me.

Human Race Word-a-Mile

waiting
sweaty
breezy
seagull
ponds
cottonwoods
10k
steady
slower
M.C. Hammer
farther
boys
blank
almost
done

poetry

33 rpm

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33 rpm

the arm hovers
ready to stroke vinyl into notes
the disk shivers to life
and a warm crackling static
prepares our wandering ears
to hear longing pressed into spiral
alongside the joy of sounding one’s cords
in the key that unlocks tears

poetry

luxury allowance

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luxury allowance

poring over the hotel listings
the way I measured all the Teva straps
years ago:
which will be the most bang
for the buck?
now I’m bound to arrive
sleep-deprived
I’ll fall into dream
barely knowing where I’ve been
and you know all this
and hug me tight anyway –
the best deal I ever landed