Freebird (+3)

A Poets gathering...

party of one

The darkness invited

—words zero sum

(Dreamsleep: January, 2020)

Old Souls

Old souls know about money,

and run from it more than the rest

They’ve witnessed the toll it exacts,

they’ve witnessed the joy it rejects

An old soul lives on a shoestring,

tied to something that money can’t buy

An old soul is not bought so cheaply

—as that new soul that’s never flown high

(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2020)

Beyond The Grave

It’s all about being remembered,

a legacy deeper than blood

What death tries to steal, your words to reveal,

reborn

—on the wings of a dove

(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2020)

A Marker Abandoned

A final remembrance,

stuck in the ground

an unspoken milepost,

lost to be found

Standing defiant,

with time as the judge

a marker abandoned

—memory begrudged

(Dreamsleep: January, 2020)