Detroit to Los Angeles to San Francisco, and back to Detroit. Writer; Irresponsible linguist. Poet; apprehensive towards convention. Reverent of lineage. Teacher. Student. Backseat DJ. Passionate about tech. Passionate about people. Grammatically correct (ish). A dreamer. A builder. Storyteller.Tumblr (3.0; @nilesheron)http://www.nilesheron.com/No number of bells ringing out or in a church, or tower, or sleigh will ever teach you how to spell...http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50953343242http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50953343242Mon, 20 May 2013 18:25:02 -0700niles heronnmhpoetryShe says she wants change; to climb ladders and stairs and catch trains to new homes.http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50799727890http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50799727890Sun, 19 May 2013 13:24:22 -0700nmhpoetryhaikuI only know how To love the way that asks if You’re ready to drown.http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50715576670http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50715576670Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:47 -0700haikunmhniles heronpoetryShe could walk waters, swim Everest, kite me moon… But she couldn’t speak.http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50659988965http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50659988965Fri, 17 May 2013 09:50:19 -0700niles heronnmhhaikupoetryspilled inkas soon as we learned how to count our pasts and hopes beyond the things our fingers could...http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50622055120http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50622055120Thu, 16 May 2013 19:05:16 -0700niles heronnmhpoetryspilled ink“How many times have people used a pen or paintbrush because they couldn’t pull the...http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50458902484http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50458902484Tue, 14 May 2013 17:34:50 -0700Me: what's all of this? Her: I bought supplies. Me: it looks like you're building a sun box; is an...http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50458890812http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50458890812Tue, 14 May 2013 17:34:42 -0700niles heronrandomconversation seriespoetry ishnmhShe crossed and stretched her arms and hands; used a cashmere collar to pull her curls into a...http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50369697186http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50369697186Mon, 13 May 2013 14:53:00 -0700spilled inkfreewritepoetryniles heronI breathe, because She did; long enough to know That the air here was Worth it.http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50272993209http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50272993209Sun, 12 May 2013 10:52:37 -0700mothers daynmhhaikuishniles heronpoetryI know we just met, but thank your mom for sewing her earth with my smiles.http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50232706080http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50232706080Sat, 11 May 2013 23:35:20 -0700nmhnilea heronhaikupoetryHer dress hadn’t seemed that ready to loose itself until it fell off like it saw it’s...http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50109262240http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50109262240Fri, 10 May 2013 13:28:00 -0700niles heronnmhpoetryspilled inkfreewriteMy hands always shake when I hold her up: like a map I’m struggling and hungry to read under...http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50030222043http://www.nilesheron.com/post/50030222043Thu, 09 May 2013 12:47:51 -0700niles heronnmhpoetryspilled inkfreewriteCouldn’t feel your ‘far’ until a cell phone picture of ‘close’ ...http://www.nilesheron.com/post/49943296142http://www.nilesheron.com/post/49943296142Wed, 08 May 2013 10:27:55 -0700nmhpoetryfreewritespilled inkniles heronTomorrow: wake; laughuncontrollably a...http://www.nilesheron.com/post/49879991912http://www.nilesheron.com/post/49879991912Tue, 07 May 2013 14:23:00 -0700poetryniles heronnmhfreewrite“You know what, though? Coffee.” - (c) God on the morning, and again on the afternoon of...http://www.nilesheron.com/post/49869600501http://www.nilesheron.com/post/49869600501Tue, 07 May 2013 11:59:19 -0700niles heronnmhPoetryin a cupThank you. So much. I don’t know that I’ll ever get tired of feeling connected to...http://www.nilesheron.com/post/49797215682http://www.nilesheron.com/post/49797215682Mon, 06 May 2013 13:47:01 -0700My soul learnt stirred from times I stole dreams from catchers just to kiss you in.http://www.nilesheron.com/post/49791196998http://www.nilesheron.com/post/49791196998Mon, 06 May 2013 12:25:00 -0700PoetryHaikuNiles HeronNMHspilled inkShe got lost at the corner; that place where his dimples broke open and formed a delta; mouth of...http://www.nilesheron.com/post/49785690601http://www.nilesheron.com/post/49785690601Mon, 06 May 2013 10:53:36 -0700niles heronfreewritepoetryspilled inknmhMolehills feel like mountains to men who have invested their lives living from the waist...http://www.nilesheron.com/post/49531272459http://www.nilesheron.com/post/49531272459Fri, 03 May 2013 12:56:01 -0700nmhniles heronpoetryspilled inkThe closest thing to happy this young life has learnt was when she handed me a palette full of...http://www.nilesheron.com/post/49492683580http://www.nilesheron.com/post/49492683580Thu, 02 May 2013 21:37:27 -0700poetrynmhfreewrite