Swallows streaking.
Silently swooping.
Sweeping side to side.
Ballerinas without shoes.
Dance in dimming rays.
Silently above green grasses.
Acrobats, Angels…
Dancing through the trees.
Caressing the Earth’s curves.
Picking off insects mid-air
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Wet, cold evening light.
Glasgow 1926.
Mother gone.
Father liqueured.
Two small boys.
Tommy is the eldest.
6 years of age with brother of 4.
In charge of the house.
Beaten like his mother.
Two small boys.
Small in stature.
Barefoot on cold streets.
Red mane of hair.
He learned to fight.
Two small boys.
Military service not soon enough.
Brothers in the Scottish Brigade.
Needed boots in the tropics.
Had to fight.
Had to kill.
Two small boys.
Force marched in the heat
Like his mother being beat
They learned some Japanese
Two small boys
206 were captured
Toiling in the mines
Brothers separated in hell
Two small boys
Only the strong survived the streets of Glasgow
Fists & cunning won the day
Only 6 survived the prisoner of war camp
One small boy
We arrived in America on a ship.
My Father a master carpenter.
Tools in a canvas bag.
There was opportunity in America.
Immigrants could thrive.
Streets lined in gold.
My Father bought a new hammer
and a box of nails
There was opportunity in America
and immigrants did thrive
Do not wait.
Until too late.
To see a loved ones’ soul.
Open the gate.
Do not wait.
To see a loved ones’ soul.
Eyes in the clouds.
Looking down upon us.
Zeus with spear.
Thor with hammer.
No reverence they say.
No sacrifice these days.
Warmth is oozing all around.
Can we find common ground?
In the tree the songbird sings.
Of beauty only we can bring.
Gazing upon the bay.
Movement of life.
Seals swimming.
Whales breaching.
Movement of life.
Waves crashing.
Breathe.
Observe.
Breathe.
Movement of life.
Sitting in the field –
Wind upon my brow –
No different than the grasses –
Bending with the wind
High in the sky Above steel grey sea V formation Constantly changing High in the sky A oneness to see A oneness with me
walking in the woods…thinking –
100 billion galaxies in the universe –
each with 100 billion suns –
I take the next step