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the prologue

wasting time

no. 10

Vincent Van Patten
drifting on the waning moon
1 min readDec 21, 2024

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Picking up my ceramics. Tokyo.

It’s good to waste some time
Faces of the paper pumpkins falling off
Amid a soft drizzle
And a day of wandering
Friendly faces in the ceramics shop
Autumn lights and
Drifting clouds of gray
Fill this city of my youth
Snapping photos for you
You occupy my galaxy
No vacancy lights flashing as
Long gone stars
And I want to show you the city that’s
Occupied my steps
Before you know it yourself
A new appreciation for
These Tokyo nights
Blinking lights of Nakano my
Hood that I have come to know
But do I really know it;
I slow down, smiling, as summer
Turns to fall
We got the world before us
Coasting on the waning moon
It won’t be long love
Before I see the city
Next to you

Find all poems in The Prologue series here.

Read about this poetry series in Vincent Van Patten’s story,Diving Inand in Coco Pearce’s story, Just the beginning”.

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Vincent Van Patten
Vincent Van Patten

Written by Vincent Van Patten

Exploring what lights my soul on fire while living a nomadic life. vincentvanpatten.com

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