The Work of Heroes

Common Heroism…

   The Work of Heroes

The school bus carried our most precious cargo
Hanging on the edge
Of a precipitous ledge
And all we could do watching was hope it wouldn’t go

Down
And into the deep
Beyond the reach of even our best

But there were those that came forward to prevent that test
And did what they could to keep
The kids safe and sound

The children could not end up below
Hoping to dredge
Them up and out.   No they couldn’t go over the edge
It was the work of heroes

      -gl-

From   –   Bridges Don’t Fall Down: Stories from the I35W Bridge Collapse

My Anchor

Regarding Love and Commitment…

   My Anchor

She is my anchor
This I absolutely see
And my grasp upon reality
Without her my very soul is in danger

But for now
I remain safe because she holds me
Loving her with all my heart hoping I am as good

As she makes me want to be. My anchor has withstood
Tides of fortune pulling free
But somehow

Has not let go and still holds my soul safe from danger
In the beginning captured by the beauty
That grows still deeper I see
Her soul is my anchor

      -gl-

From   –   A Warrior’s Love: A Book of Love Poems