Sunday, April 28, 2019

So Much Promise (the final poems!)




DEPTH
Don't underestimate him
Ever. Colin is a deep
Purveyor of knowledge,
Thorough explanation and insights.
He mines the depths for gold.

RETURN
Revenue of knowledge
Earned every day, Dominik
Travels back when
Understanding gets lost,
Recovering and responding, his
Natural approach to learning. 

BLINK
Blazing his own trail
Lightning fast decisions
Insisting and innocent
Nico reminds us of a 
Kaleidoscope ever-changing.

ALIVE
Ask and you'll receive
Listen and you'll hear
In Gabe's life, this is the
Vision to live by, the way to
Everything good and secure.


Pay Attention
Rey might go unseen
at times, a river
of focus and quiet, of
respect in the air
around him, and above.

SECRET
She is a whisperer
Ever smiling
Catching the light
Resisting nothing
Ever being Yesenia
Trusting and kind.

CLIMB
Clambering up the academic hill
Like the good student h
Is, Maurice ascends,
Motivated to give his
Best to any challenge. 

LEVEL
Lighthearted and friendly
Enter William, keeper of in-
Visibility, creator of
Extraordinary balance,
Level, calm, and steady.



Fields
Walter is walking
and listening in
silence, his mind the
open field
to find himself at one,
to discover this day.

Mystery Diamond
Who is she, this diamond who
can open herself up to anyone who cares to
guess who she is, this Dya'Mond,
the kind one to all, the one who bears
mysteries, who tells it true.

MOVING
Mark this place for Richard
On track for all his goals,
Varies his patterns little,
Instant inquiry when needed,
No many have to
Give what he has to give,

                                      or gain what he will gain.

READY
Remarkably intelligent
Elects to stay focused
Angled to succeed
Directed and determined
You, Chris, ready for anything.

Golden Treasure
Like so many other young people, Jaxson has a
golden way about him, a buried
treasure of wisdom that
he imparts to us on occasion when he's
willing to take us with him and
travel in that direction




**Inspirations**
"Ode to Dictionaries" by Barbara Hamby
"Pin-Up" by Billy Collins
"Look" by Layli Long Soldier
"Remember" by Joy Harjo 
"Clouds" by Twyla M. Hansen
"But perhaps God needs this longing" by Nelly Sachs
"Piano Lessons" by Billy Collins
"I Know the Truth" by Maria Tsvetaeva
"Working with the Word" by David Whyte
"Ode to the Letter M" by Barbara Hamby
"Fog" by Twyla M. Hansen 
"One Day" by David Whyte
"New Orleans" by Joy Harjo


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