Black And White Poem by RIC BASTASA

The sound of sirens
Another ambulance running wildly
From this town to the city
Another sick man perhaps
Another emergency
People are dying not of hunger here
They have overeaten
The have overslept
They have overreacted to the bad news
This morning and all the other mornings
They have listened to the bad rumors
Of annihilation of total destruction
Complicating life with nightmares
And too much worrying

Take the walk, savor the fresh air
From cups of leaves see the dews
Like pearls in the morning flowers
Think about how God has been saving
Loving caring and guiding us
The positive thoughts the glory
That is yet to come, the heavens
The sun and then the full moon
And the countless stars