Oskar Leonard

'...as the brain wonders / whether it's the first sun-drenched streak / of a day that could be called summer...' You can read the 43rd entry in my song-inspired series of poems, 'The Beauty Of Waiting', right here on my blog!

'Shared words over the gentlest snow / that startled sunny skies in May-- / or April, or February--and even / in the moment, the face was blurred...' You can read the 42nd entry in my song-inspired series of poems, 'Scrolling Back', right here on my blog!

'There, imagine this designer-- / in an intensely hypothetical sense-- / and we will continue.' You can read the forty-first entry in my song-inspired series of poems, 'Enforce Your Ending', right here on my blog!

'...I seem to hear the soft notes / of music, although I can't tell / where from--and then I dance, too.' You can read the fortieth entry in my song-inspired series of poems, 'Remember To Live', right here on my blog!

'...this other smiles / at even the fighting growl of the bus's engine-- / it proves we all must try, even if the incline / feels insurmountable at times...' Check out the 39th entry in my song-inspired series of poems, 'Walk & Listen - Or Not', right here on my blog!

'Even forgotten, there is a smudge / in the dust, where something was, / once.' You can read the 38th entry in my series of song-inspired poems, 'Ink From Stardust', right here on my blog!

'...they / are not adult eyes-- / they are that child's, / staring up, wondering / how this could ever / be the same sun.' Check out the thirty-seventh entry in my song-inspired series of poems, 'The Same Sun', right here on my blog! It was inspired by 'Baianá' by Bakermat.

'It's all out there: / sunlight, birdsong, / the constant buzzing / of human life...' Check out the thirty-sixth entry in my song-inspired series of poems, 'Moderation', here on my blog! It was inspired by 'Real World' by The All-American Rejects.

'...but he is tired / of being a twin / trick of the light-- / tired of expanding / and contracting / as the sun wishes...' Check out this week's song-inspired poem, 'Shadow Of Mine', here on my blog! It was inspired by 'Black Hole In My Mind' by The Lillingtons.

'the air is cold, with a bite, / as if it knows it heralds / a return from fantasy.' You can read the thirty-fourth entry in my song-inspired series of poems, 'Waking Dreams', right here on my blog! This one was inspired by 'Made of Stone' by The Stone Roses.

'...they are a kaleidoscope-- / terrifying in its unpredictable multitude / of being--and we are a shared shade, / the paint dripping from our joined hands...' Check out the thirty-third entry in my song-inspired series of poems! This one was inspired by 'The World Is Ugly' by My Chemical Romance.

Who Are You Remembering?

'I am running my fingers / over the edges of a mathematical / monstrosity, touching / the crinkle of dead leaves, / on a dry day...' You can check out the thirty-first entry in my song-inspired series of poems, 'Faces', right here! It was inspired by 'Garamond' by Arm's Length.

'...there is a hum; / barely audible, barely perceptible, / but it is enough. It is proof.' Check out the thirtieth entry in my series of song-inspired poems, 'The End Of The Cycle', right here on my blog! This one was inspired by 'Only Time Will Tell' by Asia.

'...until a sunrise spills / across them, and ruins the work / with a hazy masterpiece in pink.' You can read this week's entry into my song-inspired series of poems, 'Starlit Wishes', right here on my blog! It was inspired by 'Take Me With You' by Neck Deep.

'...and we both quiet / at the rosebush, / each dab of lavender, / as if they need the oxygen / more than we do.' Check out the twenty-eighth entry in my song-inspired series of poems, 'Stop And Smell The Roses', right here on my blog! This one was inspired by 'Avant Gardener' by Courtney Barnett.

'...so vaguely familiar that noticing it / is not a shock, but something reminiscent / of a memory: a confirmation of a whisper.' You can read the twenty-seventh entry in my song-inspired poem series right here on my blog! This one was inspired by 'Promise (Reprise)' by Akira Yamaoka.