Would You or God

what would you do
if you were god
with all the might
to change this world

would you stand by
as tyrants reigned
as children died
for lack of food

would you look on
as slaves endured
while armies raped
while tumors raged

would you ignore
the scourge of greed
while others toiled
immersed in shame

no you would not
condone the pain
and one concludes
neither would god

Nostalgia

there comes a time
when all is known
the mysteries solved
our passions tamed

our only goal
to close with grace
as time unfolds
and bodies fail

it's then we dwell
on days of youth
when all was new
and we were free

our memories vague
obscured by time
embellished joy
and buried pain

Celebrities

human gods
walk this earth
adored by those
of lesser means

their talents praised
and faults excused
their privacy lost
in glory's name

rewarded well
for who they are
their lives unfold
in sharp detail

could we survive
without these gods
or must we feed
on their demise

When

when will you leave
as you did before
when all seemed lost
when all went wrong

why do you stay
after all these years
though distant now
as time unfolds

what keeps you here
against my will
haunting my dreams
invading my soul

Winter Guests

if they knew
would they stay
to face the threat
of ice and snow

or would they fly
to warmer climes
as humans do
to soothe our souls

we'll never know
what choice they'd make
since in their lives
no thoughts arise

and so we watch
as they endure
without complaint
in winter's dusk

February

hints of spring
along the ice
a higher sun
brings little heat

patience tried
with spring in sight
but grays still rule
and buds still wait

chill endures
as winter holds
then geese move on
our hope restored