“Old foliage ignores the anxious sun / since dismal winds convince each brittle branch / to hold no moment closely or too long / now shadows spread and all turns silhouette. / But then she smiles, reviving life with light, / and hope may spring eternal one more night. (from April, Autumnal)” LifeLightDeathPoetryFallHopeDyingPoemAutumnLeaves Book:The Humbling and Other Poems Source: The Humbling and Other Poems
“May peace be ever in your sight / and conquer hearts of those who'd fight / for false beliefs or grievous wrongs / or threaten hate where hope belongs. (from Prayer for the Voices of Resistance)” HopePeacePrayingHatredResistanceHopefulHeartsPrayersVoices Book:The Humbling and Other Poems Source: The Humbling and Other Poems