NEW POEM - "Collective Calm"

HEY EVERYBODY...I'M BACK!!!

So first off, I have to apologize for not being on here for as long as I was gone. Sorry for the absence. Life has been happening (not in a bad way) and I've been working to get my book completed (STILL...LOL).

The good news is that I am ALMOST done, and I think you will be pleased with the final product.

In the meantime, I'm dropping a couple of pieces that I wrote, just to keep interests going on. As usual, drop me your thoughts, ideas, opinions, etc. Everything you offer me helps me in one way or another, so hold me down!

Thank you for not forgetting about me and stay tuned for updates! Be blessed!

Collective Calm

Forced to expect the unexpected
By chance, destiny has me pre-selected
Focused, rather than side-tracked
Which kept me from falling too far back
Making way for a needed return
Proof that I survived the storm
No longer a need to sound the alarm
Inside, I’m calm
The stormy waters now sit still
Empty spaces on both of my arms
Can’t help to notice the better that I get, still
No longer suffering from the chills
Springing back from the fall
Ending summer despite the cold winter spill
At the close of a jagged big thrill
But now that thrill is gone
And I, too, meandered likewise
Nomadic spirit in search of a home
But the climax has hit
My life’s coming into full-circle
A better and stronger reinvention
Surviving attacks from those who try to hurt you
More mature and slow to react
Starting to value patience as a virtue
Resulting in my collective calm
My calm makes me reflective
Surviving another one of life’s storms
Not succumbing to the trials as certain people requested

-W.A. Gordon