A Fresh Breath

Never trying to cheat the reader,
  my words stay plain and few

The road direct, horizon vast,
  as truth comes into view

Each word unclaimed, a promise kept,
  the wait your reasoned choice

To breathe the future from the past
 —this present freshly voiced

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2018)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Pigeon Tart Avatar
March 28, 2018 at 2:43 PM
Sharp eloquence Kurt, enjoyed :)
Sands Avatar
March 28, 2018 at 1:52 PM
I like how you wrote this one. Well said :)
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