challenged by choice
changed in tragedy
gasping in a shadowy shiver
blending the four sides to satire
witnesses to the raw secret
love yet made
the classic savage
the river of the unexpected course
all combined for
prescriptions of the shades of gray
the power of ponder
how she recreates a new space
something wealthy with seeds of the strange
among the turns
parallels sparkle
fiction begets a mimicked history
joyous waters soothed into beads
how we so love to hide in short grass
that we ourselves think is tall around us
accidental brilliance
we partake in momentarily
all steps we must step
breaths we must take
love in all its shades and phases
small pieces of self
beheld in a spotlight
of such unwavering spirit
and grace
for inner strength is our
shield against the
downward grind of the
harder edges of life............
( written March 24, 2007 3am)