THE SUN’S STILL THERE
There’s the sun
always the sun
during the day
rain or shine
sometimes it
thunders and
sometimes it
lightnings and
clouds breaking op-
en bursting
white blizzards
tornadoes
hurricanes
tsunamis
on all the just
and unjust
and the sun’s
still there
not caring
not caring at all.
Some say it’s
all God’s will.
A BEGINNING
white canvas
all bleached
what first
a broad wash
across the horizontal
hesitation
this is not art
so much waiting
for the details
what will blend
what will bleed
so much there
before we started looking
now the changes
the seasons
the reasons
WE CANNOT
dam the
emotions
that plunge
from our
hearts.
We can
only
channel
them into
foreign
parts.
• Bernard Gieske lives in Kentucky and says… “Poetry for me is a challenge. I enjoy reading it and hope to make my contribution.”