PinnedJ.L. LittlejohninLit UpAuditory HungersA biblical swarm in small gods had formed ㅤ/an apple-drop spilling over June has soiled July’s garden –pungent-sweetㅤspotted brown…·2 min read·Nov 26, 2021--2--2
PinnedJ.L. LittlejohninLit UpA Clamor of Winged ThingsThe calm of a frozen white just barely gone…. when comes again, with warmth, that buzz in nuisances. Familiar irritant … diminutive clouds…·2 min read·Apr 19, 2019--7--7
PinnedJ.L. LittlejohninLit UpA Stray“…certain dark things are to be loved in secret between the shadow and the soul.” Pablo Neruda·4 min read·Nov 10, 2018--14--14
PinnedJ.L. LittlejohninLit UpMending in 3s.Falling soft, at the back of an old daydream·3 min read·Jan 21, 2020--9--9
J.L. LittlejohninLit UpA Boy, a Goddess &Vibrating ㅤthe lawn mowerㅤsat spitting ㅤthreatening to stall “Where the hell are you, boy?” /shutter to branches ㅤbrittle, ancient past…·1 min read·Apr 24, 2024--2--2
J.L. LittlejohninLit UpWhere Bones Gather Above Dirtㅤ …rare bursts in swirl of birds vanish in soar (this place unsafe for nesting) terror to temblor after temblor rubbling hope.·1 min read·Feb 2, 2024--10--10
J.L. LittlejohninLit UpNadir of the DreamShe sits stitchingㅤ …stitchㅤafter stitch body slumped in rocking momentumㅤwith each thorn’s pierceㅤgives her prayerㅤbinds threadingㅤoneㅤto…·1 min read·Dec 8, 2023--3--3
J.L. LittlejohninLit UpSorting a Dog-eared HeartThis is the kind of night that brings an itch as if to woolen-weaveㅤthin skyㅤmoment in pink light suspended in falling drizzle…·2 min read·Nov 17, 2023--1--1
J.L. LittlejohninLit UpHow to Place a Mouth Around PetalsBeing a poet is not my ambition. It’s my way of being aloneㅤ~Alberto Caeiro·1 min read·Sep 15, 2023--1--1
J.L. LittlejohninLit UpGardenerSmall sign hung crooked on the gate notes: Beware the buzzing things.A season’s parishionersㅤsummoning: pale saffron coosㅤ crimson chirps…·1 min read·Apr 24, 2023--2--2