Lying Unbroken (+2)

The Great Chain of Being

it stretches beyond

both forest and meadow

past silence and song

It lays out behind you

to show where you’ve been

eternal before you

far into the din

The Great Chain of Being

attaches us all

through links of connection

from Winter through Fall

One looming question

 forever remains

does the chain lie unbroken

—past future the same

(The New Room: January, 2024)

Whole Notes

Dare to make

it rhyme

Fight for

every sound

Change with

every breath

Leave the world

—profound

(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)

Tangled Web

I did

I will

I can’t

I don’t

I have

I shall

I shan’t

—I won’t

(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)