Peculiar Name

Peculiar name, curious

sound on the mouth,

but beautiful all the same.

What was it Ms. Stein

said?  A rose and all that.

Doesn't matter about

titles, rumors, or stirrings.

Beauty's just the same.

Cue

A flick-flash-flutter of light

causes the eye to respond.

The mind gathers these

endless streams of stars

and data.  Somewhere, tucked

like a diamond in dark velvet,

is the truth.  Let us now taste

the sky and all it has to offer,

listening to ancient words

for a bit of computer advice.

Fiercest of Creatures

All animal teeth, all edges,

draw to a close.  There is

a time to stand, then a period

of backing away.  There

is a time to be aggressive, then

a time to tilt the head,

take in the sound, filter it,

press it like grapes, then

let the wine begin to flow.

We can be the fiercest

of creatures or the kindest

of souls, it all depends.

JD DeHart