UNBORN

"Out of sight
Is out of Mind."
Are we, so bright,
Out of our minds?
No more!
To forget
That you exist,
You precious little gift,
Is a denial of your pain.
Your silent screams
Fall on deaf ears,
Like forgotten dreams
In last night's tears,
Leaving me in mourning
With the coming of the morning.
"Raechel weeps for her children
For, they are no more."!
Torn from mother's wombs,
"Untimely ripped!";
No tombs
To mark their passing.
Slaughtered innocents,
Tossed in graves
Of unmarked garbage bins,
Allow us to
Pretend anew
That: "You're not you!":
Humans too,
Without voices
To complain
Of hidden pain.
Loving instincts
Grown stone cold;
Consciences killed
To make us bold 
When baby's killed.
We adults take
Our selfish ease;
Our appetites,
We must appease
At babes' expense;
No more please!
INCONVENIENCE
Puts them on death row;
A few weeks only;
No appeals;
Love's grown cold.
We soon reveal
A heart of stone
To those we kill.
No "Joy of man's desiring.";
Only breasts with no milk.

What are life's goals?
No fruit of our loins
For posterity,
In peace and love
At home and hearth;
No sources of joy
In life,
Only Death.

Cy.

February 25, 2004.

Christmas Forest

A gorgeous forest:
Snow-laden branches,
Sparklingly lit
By the blue-sky sun;
Cheerful with chirping
And flitting chickadees;
Peacefully quiet,
Save the hushed rush
Of the constant rapids;
Glorious creation
Of our Saviour
This joyful day
Of Jesus' birth.

Cy,  2012.

FOGGY MORNING
The ducks disappeared in the morning fog,

With a rush of fluttering wings,

Disturbed, not by me,
But by the raw energy of Sammy.
They had been so peaceful until he came,
Resting near shore,
Feeding in the shallows,
But now responding
To their fear for their safety,
Taking flight in panic,
Gathering together in their flocks,
Consoling in solidarity,
To, once again, take comfort
In the rich, moist, earth and water smells,
Found only in the blanket of a foggy morning.
Cy, 1987

Patience - A Meditation

Love is patient, but,
No patience, no love;
No patience, no peace;
No patience, no calm;
No patience, no sweetness;
No patience, no joy;
No patience, no friendship;

No patience, no justice;
No patience, no forgiveness;
No patience, no success;
No patience, no  accomplishment;
No patience, no security;

No patience, no sleep;
No patience, no harmony;
No patience, no generosity;
No patience, no grace;

No patience, no beauty;
No patience, no empathy;
No patience, no sympathy;
No patience, no respect;
No patience, no civility;

No patience, no humour;
No patience, no rest;
No patience, no wisdom;
No patience, no obedience;
No patience, no humility;

No patience, no confidence;
No patience, no perseverance;
No patience, no charm;
No patience, no tenderness;
No patience, no softness;
No patience, no quietness;
No patience, no stillness;
No patience, no silence;

No patience, no pleasure;
No patience, no taste;
No patience, no smell;
No patience, no hearing;
No patience, no touch;
No patience, no sight;

No patience, no satisfaction;
No patience, no community;
No patience, no unity;
No patience, no family;
No patience, no husband;
No patience, no wife;
No patience, no children;
No patience, no child within;

No patience, no dreams;
No patience, no angels;
No patience, no saints;
No patience, no miracles;
No patience, no wonder;

No patience, no honesty;
No patience, no openness;
No patience, no agreement;

No patience, no warmth;
No patience, no smiles;
No patience, no joy;

No patience, no reaching;
No patience, no interest;
No patience, no learning;
No patience, no thirst; 
No patience, no hunger;
No patience, no searching;
No patience, no awareness;
No patience, no "ah ha!;
No patience, no discovery;

No patience, no sensuality; 
No patience, no spirituality;
No patience, no solitude;

No patience, no industry;
No patience, no growth;
No patience, no fountain;
No patience, no flow;

No patience, no sharing;
No patience, no caring;
No patience, no give;
No patience, no take;  
No patience, no debate;
No patience, no pride;
No patience, no urbanity;
No patience, no pleasantries; 
No patience, no end;
No patience, no conclusion;
No patience, no imagination;
No patience, no progress;

No patience, no wholeness;
No patience, no congruity;
No patience, no integrity;

No patience, no standing ;
No patience, no sitting;
No patience, no waiting;
No patience, no discernment;
No patience, no understanding;
No patience, no subtlety;
No patience, no freedom;
No patience, no direction;
No patience, no limits;
No patience, no restraint;
No patience, no connection;
No patience, no relation;
No patience, no separation;
No patience, no individuality;
No patience, no variety;


No patience, no laughter;
No patience, no banter;
No patience, no joking;
No patience, no stroking;
No patience, no credit;

No patience, no muse;
No patience, no fantasy;
No patience, no positivity;
No patience, no enthusiasm;
No patience, no listening;
No patience, no conversation;

No patience, no observation;
No patience, no logic;
No patience, no sense;
No patience, no hearing;
No patience, no seeing;
No patience, no understanding;
No patience, no perceiving;
No patience, no reaching;
No patience, no praying;
No patience, no meditation;
No patience, no singing;
No patience, no springing;
No patience, no "being';
No patience, no flowering;
No patience, no blossoming;

No patience, no welcoming;
No patience, no accepting;
No patience, no offering;
No patience, no blessing;
No patience, no birth;
No patience, no dignity;
No patience, no reverence;
No patience, no magic;
No patience, no charm;

No patience, no music;
No patience, no painting;
No patience, no poetry;
No patience, no writing;
No patience, no creativity;
No patience, no time;
No patience, no courage;
No patience, no contemplation;
No patience, no charity;
No patience, no communication;
No patience, no persistence;
No patience, no enthusiasm;
No patience, no gratitude;
No patience, no fulfillment;
No patience, no rest;
No patience, no kindness;
No patience, no life;
No patience, no God.

Singing

August crickets sing and sing,

Filling my ears with squeaky trilling,

Making me want to sing and sing.

     Cy, Sunday, August 19, 2012.

Eaten

I saw a beautiful dragonfly
Being eaten by a sparrow.
I saw two beautiful dragonflies
Being eaten by their mating.
I saw two beautiful people
Being eaten by their hatred.

Cy.
Sunday, July 15, 2012

Dragonfly

A dragonfly's come to visit me,
With all his beautiful symmetry:
Two pairs of wings spread delicately;
Transparent, blue and black, I see;
With its body extended slenderly.
Here, so high above the trees,
Feeling joy, I know: we're free.

Cy,  July 6, 2012.