Consequence
Eleven minutes of consequence
leavens every day. Morning by morning
contemplation, as necessary as coffee,
gives direction, shows the way.
When I question were my choices worthy?
Did my life at least break even?
Folding my hands above the ruins,
I pray for the benevolent gaze.
My question is answered with a question,
“Can you expect a stonemason to build
a suspension bridge? He chooses
what to build with the courage he has.
Frank Desiderio produces two video poems each week on his Substack, Holy Poetry, https://holipoetry.substack.com. His poems have appeared in numerous journals. He lives in Manhattan on Lenape homelands and finds joy in his family, poetry and doing Tai Chi.
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