Commencement Day

his rough hands hold hers
no words are said or needed
commencement day

for all the grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles whose smiles speak volumes
at graduation ceremonies throughout the land

Remembering Kent State, May 4 1970

that spring day
the flowers have long faded
yet we remember

reflection on the mirror

the mirror reflects
a face I know so well
dad's

Egret

perched on a guardrail
of a busy highway
an egret preems

"Noli me Tangere" -- the first Easter

Her tear-moistened eyes
look at his gentle face
no words are needed


Christ is Risen!

in memory of two heroes - Gagarin and Komarov

life everlasting
uniting two brothers
Yuri and Vladimir

Gagarin's Flight

Too young to know fear
he becomes impatient --
"let's go." -- Gagarin