Bill Grace Poems

We who grieve understand you better Tiger Woods
The loss of your father
Death that cuts in two while leaving whole.
I admire the peace the press tells you have
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To carry the fire of poetry in your veins is curse
Because the freedom to say 'no' is lost
You write because you have no other choice
Hope that God will read a word or two
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Abe Lincoln freed the slaves
But his greater gift was this
For which he paid high price
That he held no fear of truth
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Dog knows the rules
After the early morning walk
There is to be a biscuit
It is not a reward
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Mother was Presbyterian and Dad Roman Catholic
It took them a silver anniversary to truly bridge the gulf
And I about as long to find my way
With help from Quakers and Unitarians and other
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Soft air to caress
An orb peels gray
Hedge greens that radiate
Stone mirrors light
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Fine rain caught by spotlight
Freezes silver splinters
Too heavy for the rays to hold
A moment of magic that stands
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I was shocked when that distant colleague told me
That the world fears the United States
That conversation at least two if not three wars ago
But I think I understand better the comment today
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If it is true the 'fast food' is alive but killing me
so let it be,
but I can not help mourn dead humanity.
Who while looking alive are in reality quite dead
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Compassion the highest form of prayer
for the ear of God's spirit that is everywhere
even lurking behind a trash can we will see -
tip of an iceberg - poorly apprehended divinity.
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