In a cage Struggling To get outHelplessBlind to the factA BirdWithout his mindOutsideWould not surviveTo and froHe flewLookingAt the blue skyLooking For the lightNot noticingThe deadly groundsWith all its houndsHe had heardOnceAbout the outsideAbout freedomAbout the past He fought To reach outTo reach That promised...

  Sometimes I think about the cruelty you went through What purpose was given to you from high above How is it that a child can be brought to this world Unwanted, neglected, malnourished and unloved   But when you said how the market ladies...

Oats Sown On a Wild ShoreJim could no more circumscribe the reflection of forever in her eyes than circumnavigate the infinite sea on which they sail.  Her eyes have the blue fire of a habitable planet which beckons across the...