Wings Spanning Ages

Image by skeeze from Pixabay

Wings spanning ages

you grace our street

in this current era.

A shadow gliding

out of the past

becomes ever now.

Red-tailed hawk,

glorious shifter

of time and being

barely glimpsed

caught only out of

the corner of my

eye and mind.

©2019 Joanne Young Elliott

Lullaby for a Friend

Image by Lumina Obscura from Pixabay

Rocking in the arms of the Mother

your heart hums in harmony with silence.

Peace be still, she whispers.

Peace be still, my love.

Resting in the silence of the night

your mind moves from restless to calm.

Quiet now, she whispers.

Quiet now, my love.

Sleeping in the peace of her arms

your soul sighs with rhythmic breath.

Hush now, she whispers.

Hush now, my love.

©2019 Joanne Young Elliott