Reflections on Not Losing Hope
April in Syracuse
This swirl of snow blanketsthe young spinach and chardnewly reaching for light…
Today my dad is hospitalized
Have patience with everything unresolved in your…
I knowwhat should be out and what should be…
Do you believe in Hope, Granny?Yes, I do. But I believeHope needs a little…
Even in the darkest of timesThere is hope
It grows, it grips, and it grumbles.