Up and down

by Lawrence J. J. Leonard

Sun is up
Moon is down

Dreaming ends
I hit the ground

Coffee’s up
Mug is down

Liquid breakfast . . .
maybe a bagel before I go?

What are you thinking about now?

by Lawrence J. J. Leonard

Photo by Jennifor Idol

What are you thinking about now?

The good in your life?

Or,

are you

focusing on something negative?

That was and this is

by Lawrence J. J. Leonard

That was when we rode the carousel.
Plastic ponies on sticks and springs.
Tinsel and sparkling lights in winter.
Summer sun bounced off your skin.

Turn around

by Lawrence J. J. Leonard

When the sun broke through the clouds,
the heat shot through his bones.
He was walking away from her.

She told him to hurry up
and get to the launch zone and leave. 

Time ticked on, helping her anger

More than a cloud

by Lawrence J. J. Leonard

Everyone casts a shadow
as we walk below the sun.

It follows us throughout the day
and slips away at night.

When evening falls,
a blanket of stars slowly appear above

to dot the purple vastness
and remind us where we are.

Memories returning

by Lawrence J. J. Leonard

You said you had a question about the way we live
explaining that there was a girl you knew long, long ago
who used to walk with you to school.

She always talked about her house.

She revealed that her bedroom had no windows.

 Then one day you went to visit her there
and saw for yourself.

The sun is out again

by Lawrence J. J. Leonard

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