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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

QI

Red Wolf Journal (Online) September 2021

Anthologized (PDF)  February 2022

Red Wolf Editions: Visitations (Online Author’s Collection) March 2023


I think I remember feeling it,
silently ebbing and flowing,
altering everything about me.

I recall my first encounter,
ages ago, at the University
in that meditation class,

OM-ing and focusing on breath
under the blue-sky maples
with Professor Gurumeister;

and I guess I sailed, then,
unanchored, adrift, imagining
I could avoid current events.

But I’m almost ancient now, and
the Morning News reminds me
I’ve forgotten the Guru’s name.

No matter; no matter. Nothing
matters anymore; I breathe deep,
unfurl my inner sail, and I’m gone.


Looking Glass

 Red Wolf Journal (Online) September 2021

Anthologized (PDF)  February 2022

Red Wolf Editions: Visitations (Online Author’s Collection) March 2023


It seems like all the windows
we used to look through
to see our bright futures
have turned into dark,
accusatory mirrors
intent on reminding us
of our failed yesterdays
and our current miasma.

It seems like yesterday’s
beneficent light-givers
have turned into dark
foreboding crystal balls
into which we’re forced
to gaze at tomorrow’s
inevitable nightmares.