a Primadonna to
either side of
me
oh how do i
find myself in
such company
-Yoni Kaston
At the end of a perfect rainbow.
Ending the cold darkness while
Beginning a world of warm sunshine.
Filling your soul with an endless ecstasy;
Harmonizing with the melody of life.
-Stephanie Rip
there are grinds in her latte
her hands must be cold
-Yoni Kaston
We ran, we played, we danced on stars.
Our imaginations carried us
To the edge of the universe and beyond.
We believed the world was our playground;
That anything was possible.
And it was.
Sometimes we were rich beyond compare,
Other times the saviors of the poor,
Famous stars of firemen or secret agents.
It seemed like nothing could touch us,
That we were invincible.
And we were.
But the carefree days couldn't last forever.
We watched the world around us;
Confused, bewildered, we asked questions.
The dreams we had once cherished,
Now seemed so far away.
And they were.
-Stephanie Rip
jazz and martinis
dulling silent tears
a rainfall to swallow
my apology
sitting in shadow i
can look up from my
cup to where she writes
a napkin poem
for a crying dog
we are not new
we are not forever
i know
our ebb and flow
leaving no scar
on her perhaps
whose wook came off in
overheated love
whose voice will linger
in my pillow
whispering sleep
into my ear and memories of lattes
rainstorms that
she will forget
-Yoni Kaston