Man On The Roof

You steal

Scenes abandoned and almost forgotten

You magnify

Memories faint but revival-worthy

You help

Hearts fighting yet weakened

You build

Brotherly-love mortared with hope

You. Needed. Here. There.

This Haiku: This Is All

Wishing with these lines
To ease what hurts, soothe the ache
Cursing wingless arms

Tell them your story
As they sit atop your knee
How else will they grow?

Artist Credit: Musician unknown, Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI

Hold tight to the hand
that reaches to you.
Study and revere it
for these hands are few.

Reach out with your hand
strengthened now by friend’s light.
Allow helpless others’
to grab yours with all might.