The gleam of your eyes even in winter

the cool blue of Californian pools

her thick chocolatey hair in a braid

the cascading heel bite of old blue jeans

his tiny laugh like strumming a taut string

the mountains and valleys of my gold keys.

from anything to everything and all things between 

from the bottom to the top and all of my heart beneath,

i love this place and i love the things it keeps.

the spots of a foal’s coat 

and that mirror of a sky reflecting her.

the constellations up on those heavens

like the dust on my car window.

the line of beady black ants 

marching to birdsong’s beat.

the cycles repeat for all eternity, 

they always have, always will be,

only god putting a celestial hand between.

they may not be safe to time’s decay,

but they’re secure in every eye to grace gaia

and all eardrums thrashing away. 

Photo Credit: https://flowisneverending.tumblr.com/post/41966810724

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skylerloritz

Skyler Loritz, junior, is excited to be writing for the OLu Muse after many years of delighting in literature. When she's not spellbound by a book, she’s probably listening to music, wandering through Google Earth, hanging out with her friends, or diving down a Wikipedia rabbit hole. She looks forward to her first year of being in the Humanities Pathway.