by Aberjhani
1.
Neither had been invited but both were welcomed.
They spoke through wordless intuition, cool nods of
“Peace-Be-Still,” and, “As-Goes-Love-So-Goes-Life.”
Their quiet burned my brain with inklings of wonders
to come––as I set my table with what I had:
half of a cheese sandwich left over from a lucky day.
2.
From the eyes of one, my meager offering drew
liquid letters and symbols that splashed into goblets
until they overflowed with flavors of wine.
The second stranger laughed. As he howled, their
sorrow and their joy set my table anew—laid it heavy
with glazed yams, marinated dreams, and aromatic breads.
3.
Then their wings spread and revealed feathers painted with the names and words of poets known and unknown. Echoes of vows and prayers exploded
blinding songs of light.
By the time I could see again, my guests had gone.
I stared at the bountiful table they left, too stuffed
with awe, to feast on the generosity of their grace.
4.
A knock at the door made me think they’d returned.
It was instead an old grandfather, homeless, with three
children whose parents had been lost to war and disregard.
They had not been invited but all were welcomed.
I nodded through tears of wordless intuition:
“Peace-Be-Still,” and, “As-Goes-Love-So-Goes-Life.”
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ABOUT THE POET ~
Known as an award-winning poet, historian, journalist, fiction writer, and artist, Aberjhani is a native of Savannah, Georgia (USA), and former editor for the U.S. Air Force. He has authored various books in multiple genres. They include the following:, "Songs from the Black Skylark zPed Music Player"; "These Black & Blue Red Zone Days"; Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance" (Facts On File); "ELEMENTAL, The Power of Illuminated Love"; "The American Poet Who Went Home Again"; "The Wisdom of W.E.B. Du Bois"; "I Made My Boy Out of Poetry"; and, "The River of Winged Dreams.", He also is a member of the Savannah Art Association. Prints, posters, and art gifts by him are sold on his own Fine Art America.com and Pixels.com "Postered Chromatic Poetics" art sites as well as his own Bright Skylark Literary Productions site., He is a winner of the Thomas Jefferson Award for his journalism, the American Library Association Choice Academic Title and Best History Book Awards for "Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, " the Creative Loafing Critic’s Pick Best Savannah Author Award for general authorship, and the Connect Savannah 2006 Poet and Spoken Word Artist of the Year Award for his poetry. He is also the founder of the former online community Creative Thinkers International.
Last updated July 03, 2015