Lockdown Poem NO. 3 October 2021 ROAR

Roaring winds Fiercely tear Normalacy to shreds. Our fire today  is the heated heart-hearth,  Central to the breath and beat  of the household.  Puppies lounge in patient  resignation,  as howlers pass overhead.  Forest high-trees...

The Symphony of Leading

Virginia Sada York 2 August 2021 Think of the conductor  In service to the score. A plan or destination of sorts But bigger yet – his job to meld the best performance From the multitude of players on stage …  A keen ear for music A strong vision of...

Natural

by Virginia Sada York, 2020 I have been a wild horse,  Running for freedom Escaping the pain Needing the distance Then circling back, snorting and sweating,  Checking you are alright, despite our battling.  I have been oceanic,  Deep waves of...

Ping

A message from elsewhere.  By Virginia Sada York, January 2020   We are sitting at my kitchen table,  Together finally after months apart But    PING   There is a call or text or pic or message.    Constantly elsewhere calls you.    No matter...