THE FOLLOWING POEM WAS SELECTED IN WINGWORD POETRY PRIZE 2023 LONGLIST.

Sing me a song

That's sweet and warm,

The kind that blue robins hum at dawn

Sing me a song

that takes me home,

To the lullaby that caressed my soul

Sing me a song

that sets me free,

from earthly woes and petty beliefs

Sing me a song

that resonates with hope

Reincarnating that withered white rose.

Sing me a song

That burns in a hearth

Devouring our dreariest, darkest thoughts.

Sing me a song

When the fireflies dance

putting the night sky in a dazzling trance.

Sing me a song

the day I learn to fly,

or make a last wish before I die.

A song is all I need,

With the twelve notes of music,

my world I weave.