The will to stretch and swagger,
to row, to walk, to ride a bike,
so innocent, yet, like
high steps that drift or stagger,
...
There was a time
when nearly every kid
I saw walking alone
along the road
...
Watching
Why
do snipings pierce and bones
ride the winds
while You watch?
You give life,
enliven the world atom by atom,
a gene, a word, a breath.
Men
take life and are themselves taken from life,
women
share life and are themselves taken from life.
What do you see, Eternal One?
Are you distracted?
Are we on hold?
While we watch the looked-at blurs,
we listen and the tones come apart,
we love and the glow fades.
Are you smiling
while you watch?