False Time Belies (+3)

‘Yesterday was always better’

a convenience of the past   

A place to store what got away

those things that didn’t last

‘Tomorrow may be better again’

as we hope against the tide

While the present slips away unseen

—its gift false time belies

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2018)

Beyond The Sun

My head is neatly organized

my heart on fire again

Thoughts escaping, love unleashed

emotion teared and stained

All conflict over—fate in charge

direction hard and fast

As Venus leads beyond the sun

Apollo in the past

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2018)

A Fresh Breath

Never trying to cheat the reader,

my words stay plain and few

The road direct, horizon vast,

as truth comes into view

Each word unclaimed, a promise kept,

the wait your reasoned choice

To breathe the future from the past

—this present freshly voiced

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2018)

Winter Oh So Near

Turning his eyes inward

his heart let out a sigh

And then with one last fleeting glance

he bid the past goodbye

What’s gone left undetermined

the future not to be

The moment praying faithfully

and down on bended knee

His garden burns autumnal

with colors rich and brown

A robin sings—last plant begins

seeded wishes in the ground

And then a North wind calls him

its voice so plain and clear

Those things undone best left to Him

—with winter oh so near

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2018)