L'Allegro Remembered

The reason we give it so much verbiage the reason we give it time The reason we search the light fantastic the reasons left ill defined The reason the choices finally matter the reason we pick and choose The reason we leave a trail behind us the reasons we’re not bemused The reason the voices call within us the reason the nights are long The reason each season traps our longing the reasons both right and wrong The reason when nothing’s left to answer the reason no sirens call The reason we leave the past unanswered —the reasons we can’t recall (The New Room: March, 2023)