At the Lake

Lake Chelan

Photo © 2017 Jennifer Wagner

Love comes in soft waves—or bold,

and leans in toward our shores—

keeping and staying, freeing and swaying,

ebbing—

Chasing us, when we need to be chased,

holding us, starlit, and

echoing

long

after

night falls.

© 2017 Jennifer Wagner

An acrostic for dVerse.

Lake Chelan is a lake in central Washington and is one of my favorite places to be.  My family has done a lot of living, laughing and loving while visiting there.

Carry the Moon to Me

The rain like silver

sky fish scales falling

here at midnight, like I am,

into you, waiting.

The moon, fragrant, white,

blossoming, solitary.

© 2017 Jennifer Wagner

A twist on the sedoka (two katautas with 5-5-7 instead of 5-7-7 syllable counts) for OpenLinkNight.

Everlove (Softly to Be Let In)

photo of card from our neighbor

This poem is about a dog,

you know the one,

the one who danced in the kitchen

with the kids after dinner;

the one who nibbled gently

on your shirtsleeve

when you played and scratched and loved him;

the one who howled happy,

and barked deep if asked to speak,

but softly to be let in;

the one who taught you more

than you taught him.

This poem is about a dog

who, with his final breaths,

looked you, each, in the face

one long, loving, last time.

© 2016 Jennifer Wagner

In Memory of Druke Wagner 2000-2016