Elusive Rambling

Disarmed Bullets fall silent against words well chosen Their caliber muted — the target on fire (Villanova University: March, 2024) Stuck In Gear Motion not an absolute The world is never still Inertia tries to write the law Where stop and start are nil History at the speed of light Consensus in the math But standing here While stuck in gear — the notion leaves me flat (Villanova University: March, 2024) Before The After Don’t bog down in research Spontaneity the thing Truth is most elusive And joy a passing Spring In flashes of an instant What’s timeless will appear Thinking often kills the goose That lays — both far and near (Villanova University: March, 2024) Deafening Silence Things most often named before understood Then never renamed for the bad or the good ‘Particles of light’ we now know as waves But ad infinitum their reference stays A ‘Tablet of Paper’ consisting of sheets Two ‘Bolts’ of lightning fused Franklin’s belief A ‘Softball’s’ still deadly meant to careen And ‘Deafening Silence’ — spurs wonder indeed (Villanova University: March, 2024)