To this end we pray
Send us home to our loved ones
We do not fear death
We do not fear your anger
We live in the space between

Morning light subdued
Lingers past the wake of day
Apple blossom time

they told us
to wait
so we waited
for two days
in the hot sun
we waited
when we asked
they told us
to be patient
so we were patient
for two more days
in the hot sun
we were patient
finally
when they arrived
they told us
to run

The dream fades away
Awake now at five AM
Heavy rain outside
April’s not the cruelest month
The month you left us should be

This day’s sweet moments
Seep into our existence
Showing us the way

I am not alone
Counting syllables at dawn
While the bed is warm
What does all this mean to me?
Others dream of Haiku too

Inevitability

The night
scattered its stars
across an asphalt sky.
We, you and I, stood
at the edge
of the precipice
watching.
Behind us,
stood the powers that be
counting down from ten.