Spring's Folly

Light milky clouds of gloomy disposition float by,
On blue backdrops in deepening moods
Peeping through the fallen autumn leaves 
First of springs green plumes break free
Colors blossoming in deep purples and fuchsia shades 
A bird held within a passion flits to and throw in wild abandon 
A cat with tail a lashing surveys a tasty meal, 
and sets about to assail the testy morsel 
Book and glasses shatter as feline pounces
O poor bird flying too low to earth, 
Failing to recall his wings were not of wax 

When They Fall

When they fell

It rang like a tank

cheer

cheer

cheer

To the fallen 

To the victor

Let the streets be filled with red

of banners flying high

Hear their voices

their fears 

their hopes

Stand before the future 

Take the slug 

Cheer

Cheer

Cheer

For the fallen

For the victor

Hang

a wreath for the lost

Bow down but do not yield

Take a stand and 

Fall for what is right

Wings

One wing of paper
The other of feathers
Flap one and you shall rise
Flap the other and you shall burn

The Fall

The fall
On the ledge of heavens light
We did fall
A great height
Darkness save us from the light
Our sins too tall to count
From maze of life’s angels
Deliver us
Souls unkempt
From the lions mane