Time Is Near (+2)

The leaves are falling,

birds in song

Memory lingers,

tomorrow gone

A promise spoken,

solemn vow

The present honored,

faith avowed

Years enlighten,

age sets in

Youth remembered,

deep within

Gates now beckon,

pearl’s endear

Hearts unburdened

—time is near

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)

Change

To change the way you act

—change the way you think

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)

The Reckoning

The vision intrudes,

stealing ink from my pen

A thief in the night,

leaving words that portend

A warning’s been given,

its mantle thrown down

But truth will write over

—what darkness avows

(Villanova Pennsylvania:  April, 2017)