One Candle Burns (+6)

By facing death,

we embrace life more

We see the limits,

each minute core

Seen as a friend,

all life betroths

Each moment treasured,

our loved ones close

And when we face

that final day

A voice more gentle,

bids us sway

Into the dark,

one candle burns

Death’s welcome light

—for our return

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2019)

If Never

What is this one life really worth,

the price of many sins

What is that one last question asked

—if never to forgive

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)

That Final Window

What know ye of the truth,

that final window left to close

Who calls thee to its breast,

a suckled vision

—heaven shown

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)

No Longer Hot

Is there disappointment in arrival…

anticipation the crown jewel

Are the accolades left hollow,

uncertainty what’s new

Is acceptance yours or theirs to own,

all badges keyed to lock

Does your soul ignite once past the flame

—your words no longer hot

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)

One Deep Thrust

To pierce today’s attention span,

fewer words are best

A point honed sharp for one deep thrust

—one is all you’ll get

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)

The Future Proclaims

The pen and the keyboard…

their white flag of truce

Now tattered and burning,

new words on the loose

The ink stains once mighty,

a cursor now reigns

As deep into cyberspace

—the future proclaims

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017) 

Legacy Recast

Like wine uncorked to breathe the air,

my heart and mind become

The richness of this life I’ve lived,

all fortune on the run

Not looking back, but looking in,

the key to feelings past

Where hides a treasure, memory locked

—its legacy recast

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)