Monday, June 3, 2024

Running Again

Lately I've begun
Running under a power
Other than my own
Not to be cheeky but
I'm not sure whose it is
With windbreaks and all
A continuous flow yet
Ultimately heliotropic


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Today I went running for the first time in a while, in my new birthday sneakers. Once I hit stride, this poem came along and I stopped briefly to write it down.






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