Never My Love

  The first day of Junior High School Darren left his house and found the end of the “stand quietly” line waiting for him. That is where he put the French horn case down. On the walk to school the bell of the case had banged his left leg. The pain in his shin reminded…

They Will Hammer Swords into Plowshares…

  … And so it is at Cantigny Park: A repurposed “V”, having sundered war and peace, Furrowed the way for the promise of seed, The mortal Spade, the top layer of soil it cut loose, The Implement of war having been turned from its use, To summon daylight onto a field and hope’s release.…