he doodles, you ku - week 1

We  have already begun the second week of He doodles, you ku at Aubrie Cox's blog Yay Words and these are the poems I posted in response to HM Yuan's doodles, but I think they sound better and make much more sense when read alongside the doodles, so I'd suggest you take a look here or click on the corresponding day below, to see each day's doodles and read all the beautiful responses by other poets.

 My poems:

(Day 1)

this wait
for the balloon man-
summer grass growing

(Day 2)

coffee mist…
I wonder if he left
the ring back home

(Day 3)

the things you tell me,
the things you don’t…
spring sky

(Day 4)

s t r e t c h i n g s t r e t c h i n g
I return to myself

(Day 5)

recess hour
those tamarind balls
over too soon

(Day 6)

hands entwined
at the top of the Ferris wheel

(Day 7)

in your shadow-
trying out
my new wings

 or,

in your shadow-

I learn to spread 

my new wings

(Day 8)

day after
day after day-
eating alone
at the table
meant for twelve

and

 old moon carrying you in my pocket this long day