The manhood
of a nation
marching in the breeze
Chasing what
the dead have wrought
taunting its reprieve
Caught within the voices
of forgotten
yesterdays
The winds of war
but nine days off
— as mothers kneel to pray
(Dreamsleep: May, 2024)
Plus One
Remembering
what you want to say
Forgetting
what you don’t
A writer’s choice
is zero sum
You will
until you won’t
Considering
that time well spent
Brings on
its just desserts
Consciousness
the poet’s form
Twice forward
— once reversed
(Dreamsleep: May, 2024)