Moments of Life.

The morning mists falling from Snapdragon eyes Standing on high peaks viewing the verve of diversity Starlit nights viewing the galactic milieu painted above The promise once made now viewed after the rainstorm… In these moments I see the Almighty The bellow of anguish in the tears of the children A racking widow held up as she faces her spouse’s sepulcher Victims calling to God in the smoldering ruins of a battle Helpless and lost ones asleep on heating grates in December... In these moments suffering is all too real Arizona’s painted desert at the moment of dusk’s zenith The Atlantics glass rolling waves on the shores of Cape Ann My daughters absolute trust as she sleeps upon my chest The Rocky Mountain winds hushing the Ponderosa Pines… In these moments I sense true peace When “I Love You” first looked at me with untainted eyes The moment I heard my child’s voice for the first time That first springtime morning awakened by soft Popinjay rhythm The roar of the crowd during a spring training game… In these moments I find the Joy of living Searching my life I put these puzzle pieces together… Only to find these moments define the man I’ve become