Gold Stars (Day 111)

Fourteen-karat 

     stars—

gold as his 

     watch (already too 
     long),

his fountain 

     pen (overused), 

his ormolu 

     furniture, taking up 

valuable real estate, 

     the like of which 

he has never sold

—none will be 

given to those 

with dirty hands 

and failing grades.

(c) 2017, by Hannah Six

Shallow Water (Day 27)

Photo: Richard Palmer

Shallow Water

The sand grew hot, 

searing gusts more 

dust than air, 

coating their eyes, 

their mouths, rendering 

each awkward breath 

a punishment. 

Is this what 

they had in mind? 

Or was 

the winding tide of clarity 

obliterated 

by the ineffable truth 

of  moonlight 

shimmering 

on a vast expanse 

of shallow water?

(c) 2017, by Hannah Six