Eight Micropoems by Jennifer Gurney

here a brief moment
wound your heart around mine
then gone
I am
unraveled
***

the song’s end
hung in silent air
connected to our heartstrings
tether only broken
by erupting applause
***

a poem softly lands
on my open heart
gentle, in the moonlight
***

walking beside you
the sound of your voice
streaming in my heart
***

your light shines bright
trailing love glitter
wherever you go
***

you leave
a constant stream of love
in your wake
***

even after 
divorce papers are signed
my heart claims you.
***

that moment
of push-me-pull-you ness
knowing I need to
finding it impossible
to let you go
***

Jennifer Gurney lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. Her poetry has appeared internationally in a wide variety of journals, two of her poems have won international contests and one was recently turned into a choral piece for a concert. Jennifer’s first book of poetry, My Eyes Adjusting, was published in 2024. Her second book, Liquid Sky, will be out early this year. To-date, nearly 4000 of her poems have been published in just over two years.