Poetry – Page 250 – Carl Setzer: Word Shaper

History beckons

Upon windy voice,
Echoes of history call;
Resist cyclic doom.

Still, fears rise up
Providing discomfort
And misery; wakefulness
When I seek sleep.

See culture’s mirror
Brutality’s rough edges
Reality’s pain

Simple acts of welcome
Gentleness, arms over shoulders
Creating a glorious web
Safety, enabling growth

Potential
Sits upon the edge
    Waiting
      Waiting
    For the gift
      Of action

Nighttime in Shanghai
Light escaping darkness
Glittering brilliance

Misty clouds drifting
Stretched by fir and cedar boughs
Grasping longingly

And so, now Friday
Relief for so many souls
However briefly

Darkness expanding
Growing from hidden places
Sunlight fades anew

Staring from within
Push past fearful reactions
Outwards our focus