didn’t need to be
the king
the duke of earl
would have been
more than enough
other writing
louie & ella
a glass of whisky
a glass of champagne
mix them together
and there you are
louie & ella
ella & louie
why can’t we
be friends
oh baby
we can
from a line by Bill Morrissey: the promise of a sigh
hat in hand
in your doorway
still thunderstruck
by the surprise
in your eyes
losing myself
in the promise
of a sigh
the longing deep within
she reads the poet
whose words
release the longing
deep within
her heart
one thought
in the early morning hours
one thought on my mind
shoot the rooster
held in my dreams
there held
in my dreams
till morning comes
to rudely break
your hold
from a line by Kong Shao An, with my thanks to Mary Tang for her translation
the door open
one foot out
one hovering in
a longing to go
yet a yearning
to stay
there on the edge
of change
anchored in time
olives
in the morning
keep me anchored
in time
forever home
even wrong choices
there are times
even wrong choices
get you to where
you should be
my hope for these children: on Children’s Day here in Turkey, for children in the world
they look with eyes
that see beyond my vision
with hearts more open
with purpose more true
without the doubts
to weigh upon them
without the sorrow
heavy on their shoulders
without remorse
in their very bones
this is my hope
for these children
of the future
embracing a world
cleaner, brighter
elusive to me
Leonard Durso 