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Dec 2018 River

Q & A

Dec 2018 River

ryn

Q & ***

Come morning
their innocent eyes would ask
the most difficult of questions.

My heart would stall.
My tongue would stiffen.

And my eyes would answer back
with tears.

#hellopoetry107 #qa

Dec 2018 River

Balance

Dec 2018 River

ryn

Balance

Do not fear the shifting sand

under the weight of your feet.

For you may not know balance,

without the test of instability.

#hellopoetry107 #balance

Dec 2018 River

Paths

Dec 2018 River

ryn

Paths

We must look at
the paths we traverse.

For they meander...

Some would loop.
Some would cross.
Some puncture boundaries.
Some stay safe.

So,
look at the paths
we choose to travel.
Because some may take some.
Others may take it all.

#hellopoetry107 #paths

Nov 2018 River

Last Moth

Nov 2018 River

Kurt Philip Behm

Last Moth

There’s a zone beyond safety
  where the timid can’t go

Beyond reasoned decision
  intuition to flow

Past valor and triumph
  past glory and fame

There’s a zone beyond safety
—last moth to the flame

(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2018)