When did you last say your parents names aloud? I come home to love every dayI walk through the doorAnd I am enveloped in it My parents’ names are love lettersTo me and to my sisterTo our children and their own I mustRealize their namesIf I am ever to let myselfBe joyous. For I comeContinue reading “My Heart’s Education”
Author Archives: Naomi Samuel
Reflection
In Garland, the rain puddles reflect the streetlights.They glimmer a dark murky infinite gray.I look across from them and see a BraumsThe brightest light in the city But in San Francisco,The moon reflects on the ocean.I’d never seen anything like itThe shimmer of the moon aliveDancing towards the horizonJust beyond this, you can spot infinity.AndContinue reading “Reflection”
San Francisco Seal
You poked your head out just so I could see youBut you meant for only meTo see you. As I turned around to tell everyone about youI saw they had entered a tranceUnaware of my voiceOr perhaps, it was I that had walked into a dreamAnd I looked back at youTo find you turning overContinue reading “San Francisco Seal”
Naomi Samuel 