Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Holy Places


Here, where my mother knelt
with my father beside her
praying with love from eternity
for me,
for my brothers,
for every facet of our lives.
They hallowed the ground
where they worried, and loved,
And guided.
United.



Written for dVerse.



Late Night

peering through branches
at the moon through netted screen
makes moonlight fuzzy



Sunday, April 1, 2018

Chalkboard Dragon


It’s an average classroom 
Lectures, tests, and grades 
Well known expectations 
I’ve seen it all before 

but 

Here there’s something different 
Resting on the board 
A dragon in the chalk 
Hidden in the outline 
Not erased; not yet 

This dragon is calling 
Through the barriers of time 
Breaking expectations 
Am I the only one who sees? 

It’s ready to step off 
And I’ll be waiting here 
To brush the chalky dust 
From glistening, pristine scales 
And rise
Roaring, and soaring 
Into the sky