Luminous by Nicole Barth [6/14/12]

A ceaseless humming
 in the rooms of the unspoken syllables.


Your hushed tones,
the ease in open palms
and a melancholic smile
in the owl's night.

Nameless Intuition by Nicole Barth [6/11/12]

Florence kept me company once more,
as the uneven cobblestones led me through
the juxtaposition of aspiring windows and an interlocking
canopy of trees.


I could feel you expanding in my lungs
as I breathed in the memory of you.
The syncopated drumming, pulling me forward,
past the street vendors and strollers wide enough to conquer the sidewalk.


An unplanned release in the midst of endless cacophony.
Your voice mellifluous
 and soft in the caverns of my mind.


Resisting time with every step I took,
I knew I had forgotten myself long ago.
Our secret was swimming in my veins.