*Waiting for Warmth

the water is running

as I stand before the mirror

waiting for it to warm

to wash, shave and comb my hair

waiting, too, for something else

a coldness in me to go

in the light of a love

that won't run out as I grow old

in this winter a stillness stirs

my eyes pool

a spring clears my way

washing me with tear

-Jerry Schroeder, Cap.

*Hatch

what

the winged life

wants

is

to be

outside

in the open

commerce 

of hearts

where

nothing

is

bought

or

sold

-Jerry Schroeder, Cap.

*Pity is appropriate for dealing with individuals, not situations.

-Jean Sulivan