Thursday, December 08, 2022

Ever since March 2020

I write to survive.

 

We’ve given up trying to forgive

the people who refused vaccines.

We’ve given up trying to forgive

the hateful faces forcing their way through the doors.

 

My yard has hummingbirds in spring,

bees in summer

at the lavender under my window.

 

My belief in saints is eroded

 

I hope the hummingbirds will forgive me

 

and slow the blur of their wings so I can see

the brilliant iridescence of compassion.

 

 

Books Available
Dervish Lions
The Day of My First Driving Lesson
Country Well-Known as an Old Nightmare's Stable
High-Voltage Lines
Knocking from Inside

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