huddle

tile-001 / 04:47:00
gap-1a
gap-1b

the smallest body
holds the most
warmth.

g-001 / 04:48

lean in.

g-002 / 04:48

gather

seven feathers,
one breath.

g-003 / center

closeness
is a kind
of light.

g-004 / 04:49

we keep
each other.

g-005 / 04:49

a wing
against a wing.

g-006 / 04:50

don't fly
just yet.

g-007 / 04:50
gap-2a

window

one tile
stays awake.

w-001 / 04:52

the others
lean in.

w-002

lit

a small candle
at the center
of the flock.

w-003 / candlewick

someone
must dream
tonight.

w-004

the rest of us
borrow it.

w-005

warm bird,
warm song.

w-006

leaning

the whole field
tilts toward the lit one.

w-007

a halo of breath.

w-008

we are
not lonely
here.

w-009

.

w-010 / sage-pulse
gap-3a
gap-3b

the others
have gone
quiet.

d-001 / 03:11

a slow
downbeat
of feathers.

d-002

no one
needs anything
right now.

d-003

just
the dark
breathing.

d-004
gap-4a

first light

the indigo
turns rose
at the edges.

dn-001

you stayed.

dn-002

we kept
the warmth
for you.

dn-003

the morning
is a small
and forgivable thing.

dn-004

a sparrow
opens
one eye.

dn-005

no alarm.
no command.

dn-006

we just woke.

dn-007

together
and quiet.

dn-008

the day
has not yet
asked.

dn-009

stay
another minute.

dn-010

no one
will know
you lingered.

dn-011

soft hour

an entire flock
refuses
to wake.

dn-012

good.

dn-013

the indigo
holds you
a little longer.

dn-014

still here

final / 05:11