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Street Poetry Page 14 Winter Grief In Spite of the Rain by Kareem Ali by Maddy Brown-Clark Behind the singular church beyond the blue cemetery the priests rehearse their confessions without the drizzle of words Will Spring come Despite the rain? Through winds of time and showery days Will flowers bloom and green grass grow Will ewes give birth Will blossoms gently Fall to earth Will birds come out and sign again Will spring come Despite the rain? From the distance of park benches the pigeons are altar boys holding court fluttering through a flurry of snowflakes and lost By nightfall the February trees have fallen their thorny crown of ice dangle and grieve the nuns arrive drowning in a tsunami of show whispering their words out loud almost Praying. S m a ll T ilin g s by M ichael Ssali The small things of today are bigger tomorrow. If I were aware of their significance I would have known. Not to take them for granted, not to pretend “it’s not wanted.” The clock never rewinds like a VCR so I need to stop myself and think, Unwind the tape of my mind, focus my thoughts on positivity and learn to treasure every thing that plays in front of me. Whether things are big or they are small, I need to appreciate them all. Are you a Veteran experiencing THE MAGIC IS IN THE HOLE! 2 2 SW 3RD & BURNSIDE 1501 NE DAVIS SUPPORTING STREET R O O TS SINCE 2 0 0 3 homeless? T ra n s itio n ^ Projects ■ Please call 855.425.5544 or visit 650 NW Irving Street
