Ann Christine Tabaka writes

Intertwined

white Ibis        purple clouds

shadows    s t r e t c h i n g

out       of         bounds

wet marsh grass

                        in the breeze

whispering songs

            from beyond time

sun vanishes   

darkness glows

surf sounds      hypnotize

crashing waves

                        whistling wind

endless            dreams

sail past

sandy footprints

                        wander home

stars guide

the       ibis      calls

Thoth -- Catherine G McElroy

Ann Christine Tabaka writes

Your Life Depends On It

Dragon’s breath.

Last breath.

Breath of life.

Breathe already!

Do not hold your breath.

Life is too short

but shorter still

are the moments

worth remembering.

First step.

Next step.

Fast step.

Take a step already!

Do not stop moving.

Find your direction

and march towards it.

Keep the pace,

do not look back.

The growing old of youth,

a hard fact to accept.

Slowly pushing back

the curtain of time,

silence slips through to the end.

Marching Band Great Yarmouth -- Norman Philip Toll