Reflecting
By MM Panas
Acrylic on paper 3′ x 8′
Inspiration piece
Reflections of the Season
By JoAnn Moore
Response
Riotous spring colors erupt
through the landscape,
after weeks of mid-winter warmth,
safe in their evolutionary guideposts
that Mother Nature won’t
fail them.
Grandchildren run and climb
careful not to injure
the delicate daffodils, wayward
crocuses, insurgent magnolias.
Hues clash under the golden
warm blue sky. Meanwhile
the firmament rains
bombs the color of war
half a world away
as winter deepens.
With kindergartens crumbled and
streets on fire
subway tunnels become refuge
as teenagers, teachers and grandfathers
enlist.
Beacons
of pride
learning how to fire a gun—
disquietly knowing it all
can be rebuilt
except souls,
childhoods and truth.
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