Hold Fast

a snowy Monday
peppered shots fired; deaths;
(Colorado pain)

What Leadership Looks Like

leading via flags:
half-mast for Asian victims;
visit to Georgia

against the blue sky
we try to erase their hate
with gestures of love

quarantine closures
plus trapped-home anxiety
delayed this moment

yet, the smile wins
a year later, we made it
(a taste of freedom)

the sun god returns
leaving only soft snow drifts
to battle today

only two days late
the snow has taken over
(Lord, save us from drought)

preparing for snow
though it seems another farce
(thank you climate change)

will the sign survive?
will Snowpocalypse happen?
or are we all flakes?

a hellish week (year)
but we are nearing the end
and it’s so damn sweet

cats and flowers rise
as soon as the sun is bright
to welcome rare rain

please, rain, end this drought 
this plague of world crises
waiting at the door

no snow day for us
just the struggle through this path
that is this school year