Night Song:

Night, pray, notes of a song…
Three chord rocker
Groans of the trees on a noon walk with the old brown dog
Her bark to gain the outside
The Strained “s” sound of a ball in flight to soar
North wind pounding against the outside wall
Measured beat of the sprinklers in summer

Screams of the little blond cousin on the steps
When gleeful freedom rages wild inside
And safety cradles his growing spirit


Night, pray, words…
Unspoken thoughts between old lovers..
“Hello” of friends as they meet again after decades

Young brother and sister in play, familiar,
Hushed promises to share
Coloring new pages in the same book
Heads close together

Hum of a cloistered family at meal time
Joining in the delicacies of life
At a shared table

Our Father who art…

Night, pray, love…
Of  later day working family
Stretched full
And their journey to tie life
With a thread of gossamer
And not break