Anecdotes

    A moment from a life——a husband holding up

    A tee-shirt for cursory inspection；

    A child trudging home from a dull school day；

    A tree in heavy wind——when placed within

    The careful rails of verse acquires the dear，

    Facile pout of meaning. It's a feeling

    Rather than a faith since faith knows

    Its way beforehand， while this telling us

    A seeking. We read under the beneficence

    Of a minor spell. Even the pain comforts：

    Any life does； any avenue counts.

    The man recalls a Sunday softball game；

    The child stops at a puddle and peers into

    Gorgeous nothingness； the tree falls or doesn't.