Danielle Dayney13 Comments on Canyon

Canyon

The space between us is a canyon that has been weathered by storms of time.

Days gust past with dust from yesterday’s squall and I reach to you; my fingertips grasp at nothing but the breath from your lips. The crevasse is so wide, my voice couldn’t reach you. Shouts come out sounding like warm breeze.

I’ll fill this canyon with tears and I’ll swim to you, no matter the swiftness of current. I’ll pray for an earthquake to shake the soil beneath our feet, reminding us of our journey.

I love you, no matter where the dust takes us.

Photo courtesy of Kalen Emsley/Unsplash

Published by Danielle Dayney

Born and raised in Ohio, Danielle Dayney got her start writing rock concert reviews for a music magazine called The Glass Eye in Toledo. Today, her work has appeared in the Fredericksburg Literary and Art Review, Huffington Post, Dead Housekeeping, The Mindful Word, and in several anthologies including the Virginia Writers Centennial Anthology, Nevertheless We Persisted, and Beach Reads: Lost and Found. She also received awards at BlogHer for her creative nonfiction essays. Her debut essay collection is forthcoming from Brandylane Publishers.

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13 thoughts on “Canyon”

  1. Renard Moreau November 30, 2016 — 6:19 pm

    [ Smiles ] Wow, I love your romantic poetry!

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      1. Renard Moreau November 30, 2016 — 6:21 pm

        [ Smiles ] You are welcome, Danielle!

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  2. Jennifer G. Knoblock December 1, 2016 — 3:48 pm

    I like the concrete, “rocky” images–the pebble, the canyon, the earthquake–and the contrast between the arid feeling evoked by “canyon” and (my favorite) “days gust” and the tears.

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  3. rubybastille December 1, 2016 — 7:30 pm

    This is beautiful! “Days gust past with dust” is a great line – overall the word choice makes for perfect imagery.

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  4. d3athlily December 1, 2016 — 8:44 pm

    How very poetic this was! I just love the detail you put in your description.

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  5. innatejames December 2, 2016 — 6:38 pm

    I love that you’re sticking to prose poetry—my favorite! The way you wrote through the longing of the poem so well made me feel that there was reason for hope in the relationship. Would you like cc?

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      Danielle Dayney December 2, 2016 — 6:43 pm

      Thank you! I’m so glad you liked it, Nate! Cc like carbon copy on an email? Hope I don’t sound too much like an idiot here…

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      1. innatejames December 2, 2016 — 6:47 pm

        sorry, constructive criticism…

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