It’s not that that the world will snap into place
like a Tinker Toy or a long-buried puzzle piece
rummaged, at last, from behind an ancient
cushion. It’s not that the fruit will fall from the tree
at its pinnacle of ripeness and leap, plump and perfect,
into your waiting hands. It’s not that the line will part
or the gridlock evaporate or the fog fissure into
clarity. It’s not that October will segue into bright blue
summer. This is not how it works.
The light at the end of the tunnel
needs a tunnel.
Maya Stein is a writer & poet-person who will be embarking on a traveling poetry project on September 7. “Tour de Word,” which was funded through Kickstarter, is an 8-week, 30-state road trip adventure that will bring Maya up close and personal with the readers who have been following her work. Along the way, she will be facilitating no-cost writing workshops with the goal of gathering poems to include in an anthology she will publish upon her return. For more information, visit www.tourdeword.com. More of her writing can be found at www.papayamaya.blogspot.com.
writing from the tunnel, i am so grateful for your words, maya.
can’t wait to follow your journey.
much love.
beautiful and amazing…
I love your blog, your gentle music, your open doors and your non-judgemental ways. I crave to take this trip with you and ache without envy to the in the back seat as you travel from gate to gate. I can’t wait to hear more. You inspire me and bring me rest.
thank you for sharing. I walked along your words so connected, it was like tugging at a rope in my belly.