Dream

i got a rejection letter today.  
She read my work carefully.

I valued her feedback.
I got a response...

She read my work,
she said it was well written!

she inspired Me to submit again,
and to wait,

for another encouraging
rejection?
or maybe
....this one

gkn May 2019

Cycling

Pedals whirling,
precipitous emotions,
the congregation sings

brakes unresponsive, tears,
unbidden, gears shift,
unaided,

wind blows through tangles,
wrapped in experience,
another story  

mine.

gkn
may 2019