Friday, October 2, 2026

Taking It Valentine

As I've been doing
For some time now
Every morning
I sit in the sun
Or the gray of clouds
And stare back
At the world
I try to keep a respectful
Expectant gaze 
As if I was talking
To a child or friend
Love can't be taught
But learned she teaches me
To sit in the sun these clouds
And take it all in gratefully 

Thursday, October 1, 2026

If I Wait Valentine

If I wait upon a god
It's because a god
Waits on me
More and more I feel
Our hidden collaboration
Unseen becoming seen
I trust it because
Of its wry humor
Throwing walls up against me
Or coddling my woes 
The trick is to find
Your god before he
Finds you napping
And joins you in the bed