Things That Feel Like Poems

originally published april 23 2025

In honor of my birthday and National Poetry Month, I’ve decided to share a few things that feel like poems to me. Yes, classically, a poem is “written.” But once you have stepped into a poetic life, a life of sensual pleasure, a life of noticing small things, everything suddenly has the potential to be a poem. Things like…

*an artfully plated meal with equally exquisite flavors

*wandering around at golden hour and seeing beautiful homes, people laughing in the windows

*the whip of salty breeze as you walk Land’s End

*pigeons sharing crumbs at the park

*the way a silk dress feels when it falls over my shoulders and onto my bare skin

*a man’s shy smile as he looks at me from across the table

*the scent of my lover on the pillow in the morning

*steam rising from a cup of tea, caught in the sun and swirling

*cats purring on my chest

*the smell of old books

*the sensation of your hand on my lower back, getting my attention to show me something at the museum

*the curve of a ballerina’s foot en pointe

*the scent of sex and sweat clinging in the air when we’re done

*a kiss, where we close our eyes, forget where we are for a moment, and open them as if for the first time

What reminds you of poetry? Shall we write one together?