Moon Night Wind

i heard the voice
of a man
i couldn’t see
who spoke a language
i couldn’t understand
who dreams a dream
of a life
returned or free
just a man
nation-less
with somewhere to be

i found a mirror lost
in a desert sand
time falling from my hands

i heard a man
who dares to speak
finger drawn words
and dirty window seasons

moon night wind
in a poet’s words
i heard in language free
reasons to bleed
reasons to believe

i heard the voice
of a man i could see
whispering tree
in a language 
a man could understand
across a tree 
of life, growing in a deep sand.

                                       - w. jude aher
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Dietrich Avatar
April 13, 2011 at 10:33 PM
how wonderful this is!!
Guzzi Avatar
April 13, 2011 at 2:03 PM
the one tree, the connection of earth to sky...Light & Love
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