~Stars~

 

"When he tried change for the first time, he said come quick, I've tasted the stars. Ya, I think were gonna need more of this. Coming up, we've bottled all the stars for you."~The Fault in Our Stars

thats the thing about pain
it demands to be felt
I want to finally feel
the moment
finally open my eyes
see the rise and fall
of all the days

so taste the stars
with me
feel the velvety brightness
honey-thick
on your tongue
close your eyes
and try not not to care
for as long as you can

if you want the rainbow
you have to deal with the rain
the good and bad times
the spread out sun on a pavement
and a cup of tea
is all I need this time
the stars
are our ugly and beautiful
memories

by Sarah Calvello

~Stars~

Star

by Sarah Mahina Calvello

"You-you alone will have the stars as no one else has them. In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them, I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night....You-only you-will have stars that can laugh-Antoine De-Saint-Exupery

reaching what you reach for

is hard

but trying is not that hard

 somehow we'll get there

even if we take the long way around

at night

you took me outside

opened the door with a grin

a rare light in your eyes

you pointed a leathery finger up

until I saw it 

my first shooting star

it slowly climbed the arc of the night sky

shaking and white

leaving echo's of memories behind

cold slow swirls 

in the still dark

thats my childhood

thats what it comes down to

a shooting star

brief in the night sky

I'll keep looking up

so I can see your star

    I saw a shooting star tonight
    and I thought of you

~Hummingbird Rain~

Hummingbird Rain
by Sarah Mahina Calvello

the smell and the feel of the warm may grass
that is what is on my mind
like warm flowery fruit
vanilla coffee and a friend
the pale sun strong
through the paintbrush trees
shadows on the ground like a open fan

startling after a heavy rain
I turn to see a green hummingbird
small body darting through the wet leaves and flowers
folding and dipping
with an invisible wind
like a small shuddering sigh

these are the good moments,
the ones that matter,
the moments that keep me from falling apart
you can dip
don't worry about the fall

~Oranges~

by Sarah Mahina Calvello

Oranges

If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
St. Clement of Alexandra~

what crumbles brakes
the sun was pale
but it was shining

I peeled my oranges
the juices wrap around my fingers
like velvet skin
watching the swirls of dark gold
wrap around the crumbling chocolate dirt
there's always something shining underneath
if you look hard enough

~Honey~

by Sarah Mahina Calvello

     somewhere there's honey

sometimes feelings get dirty

but there's still sunlight in your hair

~Moonlight Shone~

by Sarah Mahina Calvello

    were all in the same damn boat
she's moonlight shined
fireflies find you tonight

Violets

by Sarah Mahina Calvello

     turns out you don't have to see it all
might want to close your eyes for this
violets wrap around themselves in the quiet