For Dines & Joan
Once you felt
What it was like
To be a child
Once you felt
What it was like
To be a child
Again
You rose from
A crouch
Poised to protect
Or flee
To your feet
Where your toes
Were the first ones
To know it
And spread the joyous
Occasion upward
To your mind
Where it should have resided
In safety and comfort
But for the wolves
In western wear
Curious now how long
Before the next war
This peace
You’ve found
Protected, nurtured
Loved and fed
Groomed to lead
By example
Has grown
Quietly self-assured
In truth
Tired of talk
Confident that good night
Awaits the mo(u)rn
In silent
Search of nothing
Save the next puddle
To jump
To jump in
Jump in!
Withdraw your might
The absence of day
Only proves
Water and naked toes
Is an equation fo(r) evolution
