following a dream
to the pinnacle

weary of the road
wrought with doubts

begged for a candle
light my way

found it beating hard
inside … Read more

grumpy uncle
winter restraint

huddle in caves
aching complaints

mercury rises
(our) plumage falls

rush to sea
summer calls
— Shawn S. Zahedi

should i convert
marry them?

Monica, Francisco
Barbara, Louis Obispo

too late to date?
too late to state…

I love you all?
— Shawn S.

barf
traffic
L.A.

yum
Muni
Golden Bay
— Shawn S. Zahedi

galloping through
Fifth Avenue
bent on
stealing hearts

fancy chapeaus
tight corsettes
aristocrats
galore

Napoleon bow
Victorian smiles
Cupid arrow
bleeding hearts
— Shawn S.

the band of brothers
chasing each other
to the finish line
moon-lit in the sand

wish you were here
Santa Monica Pier
see them crash

WeHo
happy
gay

valley
arrid
lame
— Shawn S. Zahedi

Long Island
exile
remote

Hamptons
shadows
shallow
— Shawn S. Zahedi

Grand Central
rush hour
mobs

SOHO
eclectic
snobs
— Shawn S. Zahedi

I’m pregnant
with worries
growing slowly
sucking me

nine times
nagging kicks
need hope
deliver it
— Shawn S. Zahedi