Embracing National Poetry Month 2025 – Local Poet Sarah Hunter

Local Poet Sarah Hunter’s “My Legs Were Always Longer” as we embrace National Poetry Month 2025 with poems and memories.

“My Legs Were Always Longer”

My legs were always longer,

I was dangerous and wild and beautiful

Up all night

Full of laughter and sarcasm

There was no tomorrow…

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Flowers.

Gardenias, tuberose, white ginger from Mount Tantalus

Waves on white sand

Tanned skin on delicate shoulders

Long, silky hair

Little green string bikini

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Hedonist, karma-stretcher

Stupid and wise

I danced all night

Head thrown back, feet forward

Moving to something

Some place else.

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Omlettes and margaritas

Sunday morning brunch.

Tight skin on bones

Smooth glass pool of dreams.

Laughter at the night when we

stormed onto the dance floor

Shouting, “We’re the party. Start the music!”

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We scattered like the blossoms

And leaves and the smell of Hawaii

You went East and I went West

But I come back to Fleetwood Mac

And the memory.

“Now, here you go again, You say you want your freedom…”

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I got my freedom.

My legs were always longer.