Church always sides
with canons and might,
preaching of dawn
while blessing the night
Holiness shines
among diamonds and gold,
the battle unwon
—till redemption is sold
(Dreamsleep: December, 2021)
Short Window
He burned the book on the second day,
its truth not till the third
but in between–his memory screamed,
forever to be heard
(Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania: December, 2021)