Tag: poetry
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Whetstone
At the edge of a dull blade I teeter, cutting teeth with a vicious grin. The road travelled is pain and sorrow laid brick by brick, but I am the mason of my creation. The storm in soul beats against the weathered sails, only to remain contained momentum. Breaking chains echo in the canyons of…
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The Devil’s Hands
In this valley beneath the white peaks, My tasks are checked swiftly as creeks. Through this day I go along, as I listen to birds sing their sweet song. For all thy chores are dutifully done, racing to beat the setting of Sun. As the Sun falls and my hands become still, a shadow clad…
Francesco Sunseri
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Church
I stepped outside today so I could talk to God. One step, two step, dirt beneath my feet and I walk. Cool and sharp, liberating and healing, it has been too long. I sought communion in granite and icy streams, seldom hearing your response while I was away. Step by step I’m closer to the…
Francesco Sunseri