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October Nights
My little car winds along an open road that cuts through a mountain range with the curvy playfulness of a river. Cotton candy skies have...

Haley Haskin
Oct 7, 20201 min read


September
Periwinkle and golden orange. Crisp as a golden delicious. Smells like new notebooks, Fresh markers, postered hallways. Gleams like...

Haley Haskin
Sep 28, 20201 min read


In the Wings
My deep, centering breath pulls in dark smells of fog and fresh wood. I exhale and lay on my back, as I wrap my heart around what I know....

Haley Haskin
Sep 23, 20203 min read


To Not Be Still
(Photo by Stephen Duncan) My absolute passion is performing. Being on stage. Especially through dance. It was never a question to me...

Haley Haskin
Sep 23, 20202 min read


Gerstle's
The other night I drank a mule with you In the warm glow of a lonely wooden bar On a funny triangular corner Down my street, Strung with...

Haley Haskin
Sep 22, 20201 min read


Poems About Booze
​A selection of poems about the mischievous and delightful moments that spring from the influence of a glass of wine or a sip of whiskey....

Haley Haskin
Sep 12, 20202 min read


Stories Below the Surface
This just published in Bella Grace magazine! The wet sand spits beneath my feet, as I walk along the shoreline of a sunset beach. Warm...

Haley Haskin
Aug 9, 20193 min read


Goodbye
I don’t say it. I walk out the door, And pretend it isn’t happening. It is easier On the heart In the moment. But hurts deeper Later on,...

Haley Haskin
Apr 27, 20191 min read


Someone Just Like Me
I don’t feel empty before you come. Only after you’ve gone. You improve my life, I realize in my new lonesomeness. In the same way, You...

Haley Haskin
Apr 27, 20191 min read


The Snow Day
The snow day. A sabbath day For a busy world That no longer rests on the weekends. The Lord covers the earth In a heavy white blanket...

Haley Haskin
Jan 30, 20191 min read
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