Icarus

Icarus

I

Beheld

A goddess;

An impassioned

Starlit dreamer with

Wonder in her smile

And doe-eyes shining sadly

As she stood upon trembling legs,

Heaving the world upon her shoulders.

I longed to help carry her weight

But she was the burning sun,

And drawing swiftly near,

I courted my doom

On failed wings, with

Nowhere to

Go but

Down.

Growing

Growing

By Brandon Palzkill

Spiraling, spinning helicopter seeds

Falling from the maple tree

Sinking, buried; they’ll start to grow

And soon it towers for all to see.

A Leaf on the Wind

A Leaf on the Wind

By Brandon Palzkill

A leaf plucked from the autumn tree

Tumbling downward

Twirling, swirling

Spiraling toward the grassy floor

The only place it wants to be

It reaches out to the ground

Gripping a lush green blade

And nestles itself

Amongst the grass

To spend the rest of its days

Lazing beneath the sun

In blissful tranquility.