Longer than forever
much deeper than today
My heart to pass between
—love’s final wish to pray
(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2018)
A Warrior\'s Chant
Wrapping letters around
the conflict
The war played out
with words
The fury of shouted
diction
Slaying enemies still
unheard
Shooting vision
into the onslaught
Attacking the silence
as legion’s advance
Loading insight into
the canons
Killing the emptiness
—with a warrior’s chant
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
Reborn
Is life about how many
or then about how much
Is the truth in computation
or in what those numbers touch
Is the measurement empiric
with a final answer shown
Is salvation in the lyrics
with the word count still unknown
Is there faith inside the mystery
that mere reason can’t abide
Is there something deep inside you
that excuses cannot hide
Is there a wind that blows indulgent
carrying an echo from before
With a voice that speaks the loudest
the one you listen to—reborn
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
Gabriel Calls
My heart belongs to providence,
as I walk that final mile
My footsteps bought and paid for,
as I clear the last denial
My faith is bold and steadfast,
as new rain begins to fall
Through the fog a horn is blowing
the gate now open—Gabriel calls
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
Life\'s Epilogue
Crossing over,
I thought it’d be different
Crossing over,
I thought things would change
Crossing over,
I thought I’d be better
Crossing over,
I fought through the rain
Now looking back,
I see demurely
Now looking back,
I see through the fog
Now looking back,
I see more clearly
Now looking back
—through life’s epilogue
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)