Short Novena Poems

The manhood
of a nation
marching in the breeze
Chasing what
the dead have wrought
taunting its reprieve

Caught within the voices
of forgotten
yesterdays
The winds of war
but nine days off
— as mothers kneel to pray

(Dreamsleep: May, 2024)
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a glimmer of light that shines in my dark
a candle lit with novena said
like a child at Christmas I feel the wonder
of all you offer to me

you, the umbrella that keeps me dry
the hand I hold when I'm afraid
blocking out the noise of thunder
your laughter like my favorite song

soft and warm I feel your breath
back to chest upon my neck
arms enfold around me tight
the sleep of angels comes at last
there isn't anywhere I would rather be
than this place you hold in my heart...

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