I know now
That my time
In Charlotte is
But a resting
Place soon my
Wings will carry
Me to my
Spiritual place somewhere
In the high
Deserts of New
Mexico where I
Will finally roost
And make peace
With my Gods
Category: Recollections
Occur (to Will)
And you appeared
Fresh like an
Unexpected letter full
Of news and
Promise like a
Package that arrived
Long long after
It was purchased
The at-long-last aroma
Of Sundays fried-chicken
This is how
You occurred to
Me early yesterday
FireFly
Just when the
Darkness is deepest
The tiny firefly
Glows
Showing me the
Way to somewhere
Darkness creeps like
Nocturnal animals out
For the hunt
While despair grips
And squeezes out
Hope making the
Heart dusty dry
The one meaningless
Light blinking here
Come here here
And once again
Your life starts
Again not over
But freshly new
Goodbyes
Oh
Oh I’m so
So so so
Tired of saying
Goodbye
I’m like a
Child that’s lost
A dog or
A teenager that’s
Been dumped by
A varsity quarterback
I’ve closed like
A woman’s compact
For the last
Time
Oh
Oh I’m so
Ready so
So so so
Ready for that
Sweetly delicious hello
Hello
Is anyone there
SleepNow
And in the
Dark I sit
Waiting for the
World to awaken
You beside me
Still sleeping dreaming
What I wonder
Me awake wishing
You to stir
Like a spoon
In my coffee
But dare I
Not for you
Roar to life
Like a thundering
Chainsaw it’s best
To let you
Sleep like kittens
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 