honored tradition
pastel egg table setting
for Easter dinner
Patience
Can be
A
Scarce commodity
In a
Self-centered
Instant gratification
World
But
How does one
Learn, bond,
Gain
Wisdom
And
Build character
Without
It?
Paint me a
Picture
With your
Words
Take me to
Places
Yet
Unheard
Paint me a
Picture
With your
Words
Set me
Aloft
Free as a
Bird
Paint me a
Picture
With your
Words
Be my
Da Vinci
My oyster’s
Pearl
Paint me a
Picture
With your
Words
Spin my
Imagination
Until it
Unfurls
whispering pastels
quietly draw attention
in shadow’s spotlight
thousands of snow geese
across the lake surface stretch
pause in migration
The folly of youth
Is that it thinks
It already has
The answers,
But won’t listen
To anyone who
Actually does
The folly of old age
Is that it has known
The answers
For so long,
It refuses to concede
When they change
purple perched atop
fine grass like foliage below
welcome sight come spring
The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Primetime
Detritus
At our feet
It
Lays
The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Tales of
Destruction
Death and
Decay
The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Heart wrenching
Violence
And
Dishonesty
Dismay
The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Our
Peace
Of mind
Chiseled
Away
Through the
Haze
Veiled
Mountaintops
Rain begins
In
Rhythmic
Drops
