Each Memory (+3)

The shape of my spirit,

the weight of my soul

To measure the longing

of wishes unsold

Tomorrow the color

of yesterday’s stain

The taste of each memory

—this moment retains

(University Of Pennsylvania: February, 2021)

Pit Vipers

Hiding in their basement caves,

the ‘journalists’ deride

The light of facts and truth cast dim,

a downward fatal slide

Where once out in the open,

clear vision far and wide

Credibility buries deep

—their fear a den of lies

(The New Room: February, 2021)

Yes & No

All discovery

—but one grand paradox

(University Of Pennsylvania: May, 2020)

Lakota Wisdom

The wolf demands

what the shepherd

can’t protect

A busy hand

helps the angry heart

forget

(Pine Ridge South Dakota: July, 2019)

‘To Mari Sandoz’