A Way Back (+3)

Buried reflection,

 pits of regret

Reasons to wander,

darkness forgets

Images rising,

blessed by the sun

Timeless reversal

—forgiveness begun

(Dreamsleep: February, 2021)

To Merlin

Freeing the myth,

begotten to dream

Ramparts to crumble

—Sorcerer’s scheme

(Rosemont Pennsylvania: February, 2021)

Black Elk's Prayer

“Fire of my words…

vanish like smoke

into a raging sky

Blanket forever

the memory

of my being”

(Pine Ridge South Dakota: July, 2009)

To Dan Fogelberg

Where do you go

at the end of your dreams

Where do you go

when the daylight moves on

Where do you go

once your voice has run dry

Where do you go

—when tomorrow is gone

(Pagosa Springs Colorado: July, 2019-Rewritten 2-23-2021)