We sit together
Watching images
Unrelated
To us.
This makes perfect sense
As we sit together
Related
But unable
To relate.
Apr 212011
family
Apr 052011
Early challenges aside,
Halcyon days existed
Like diamonds
Rare
~ but there ~
Buried in lengthy, brown-coal years.
Upon reflection
Those icy sparklers
Scattered glints of iris light,
Enough to nurture hope for brighter futures.
Blessed be the prism that refracts to alter views.
Blessed be the child who from the old path skews.
halcyon: to hearken back to an earlier time, remembered as idyllic
Apr 042011
It was a sign
That blotchy mark
Inner face of right forearm
Rising in infancy
Clear warning to others
“Do not mess with this little one!”
This auspicious little one
Leo, strong ~ will, mind, physique
Delivered to miscreants
To learn, to teach
The truth veiled just beyond her reach
Except in moments of crisis
When divinity
Shared a glimpse
Of reality
Just enough
To carry on
Carry on
Auspicious little one.
Mar 242011
In the wild ~ hot ~ cold
Mountains of Afghanistan
You wear whatever’s issued:
Heavy boots
Camouflage
Backpack bearing two weeks’ supplies
And you trudge,
Weapon at the ready.
You know what you’re doing.
Well-trained
For the task at hand,
An insulated, self-sufficient man,
Still
I want you home
From that harsh
Hostile
Land.
Mar 222011
You
Left us
Here alone
Powerless, broke
Paralyzed by fear
Want and need forced action
Courage came through parted blinds
The world appeared less dangerous
Soon, venturing out was an option
In day’s bright light, our lights shined through, brightly
Then we knew you had lied and we would survive
But that is the beginning of a new story.
*inspired by Carry on Tuesday ~ But that is the beginning of a new story