Someday you’ll be
nine years old
on roller skates
in shorts and a purple tee
careening down the sidewalk
at the end of a rope
yanked by your extra special
BFF and before you
roll straight off
the curb into traffic
she will catch you in a
giant best friend bear
hug and you will
smile brighter than
the summer sun.
© Hilary Clark, 4/15/14
Lightning slices jagged pieces
from the heart
in bone deep anguish
over society’s sad
State
of Affairs.
Politics, the Constitution,
war, peace,
Famine, rot,
abortion,
rape, bigotry
Thunder across web pages
and social media
and
Print journalism
Stealing our souls in
unethical
moral breaches.
© Hilary Clark, 4/15/14
Before you fall
Take time to learn me
Stand strong and tall
To set knowledge free
Before I fall
Take time to know you
Patience will call
Rejoice in the new
Slow and steady
Wins the race
Both must be ready
In the right place
Cards and flowers
Say be my valentine
But the heart’s power
Loosens ties that bind
Be present to unwind
A path to laughter
For the heart to find
Happily ever after
© Hilary Clark, 2/8/10
Hilary Clark ~ Pining for Poetry 