An abundance of denial,
your mind turns away
What spirit embraces,
choice hides and delays
“The dignity of the old man
in worn tattered clothes
Frayed pants covering high
button shoes, but not toes
\"He wanders among us
just over the line
As eyes fail to see
what souls hope to find”
An elegance to rival
your white tie and tails
Where life now stripped free
of false richness—prevails
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
Thoughts And Prayers. Thine
The vineyard has ripened
new words on the vine
The meanings have deepened
new blessings Divine
The verses fermented,
I drink unto thee
Consecration so sacred
the blood pouring free
The vineyard has ripened
fresh words on the vine
With faith still unshaken
—my thoughts and prayers, Thine
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
War
Severed madness….
the wounds bleed again
All stitches have broken
stains marking the end
Unsutured indemnity
ensuring your pain
All flesh now in enmity
—last bugler in flames
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)