A
Beam of Light
Bright sun outside
my window,
leaving tomorrow
to visit my ailing
brother in my hometown.
Reading a novel
set In the Holocaust
where Jewish musicians
attempt to escape
deportation and
certain death.
All they have is
their music that
brings light into
their dark world.
I hope to shine
a small beam of
light into his life.
Returning
Home
Every time I return
to the city of my birth
all is familiar,
the same streets,
despite new construction,
the same conversations
with family and friends,
the same emotional
highs and lows,
the same psychological
traps I fall into,
and each time
I’m aware of
why I left home;
a lesson relearned
as I approach
my ninetieth year
Henry Wolstat is a retired psychiatrist in his late 80’s
living in the greater Boston area with his wife. He is the author of a
poetry book, “Driftwood”. He has also been published in both printed
anthologies and online. He is passionate about running, the arts, and
poetry.
Straight talk appreciated.
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