John Coltrane
rhymed & gorgeous
your sweet fingers
a thousand petals
of rain dropping
into the crush & come
of the ocean
blow rhythm blow
after music
the great flood
While You Slept
This morning I fell
asleep and dreamed
of you grasping my
hand in the dark
waves of the ocean
kicking frantically
gasping for breath
crying my name—
a strange rounded
sound coming from
your mouth like
a kiss or a promise
of eternal love
made in haste
as though the world
would soon drown us
Robert Hybben is a writer and educator from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also has poems appearing in an upcoming issue of bottle rockets.