Two Way Street

Lord, 

       Lord…

we prepare them for death

with dignity and love

compassion is the air we breathe

from You

who designed us,

called us, to walk this road...

but when our compassioned ones

are sick of compassion

they sometimes steal keys

and drive on the wrong side of the highway

where other lives are changed forever

without any warning

that compassion is not always

a two way street

patricia spreng

Henry

"Henry and Adele" by Judith Clay

Henry was a wide-eyed boy 

who took the world by storm

much to the chagrin of Mr. Moon

who wouldn’t shine

to Henry’s tune

No matter, though...

this wide-eyed boy

who took the world by storm

content to play for strawberry floats

and scrabbled eggs

laid in his moat

Patricia Spreng

Joining d'Verse Poets for poetry prompted by the artwork of Judith Clay.