March 2020
Bio Note I am an educator, freelance editor, writer, and poet. My poetry has recently been featured by
Snakeskin, Vita Brevis, and Nine Muses Poetry among others. My poetry collection, Memoirs of a Witness Tree, is forthcoming from Kelsay
Books. I received my Master's Degree in English Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Missouri and I am editor of the literary
journal Sparks of Calliope.
On Better Days
On better days, the scented summer air
Would softly blow and gently tease my hair;
Few news events gave rise to much alarm;
We never felt we'd come to any harm;
The world had problems, but we didn't care.
But now we're told we always must prepare
For darker times ahead. The headlines scare
More than inform—incite more than disarm.
On better days,
My thoughts return more frequently to where
An optimistic child once played, and there
On summer days exploring grandpa's farm,
The future's possibilities had charm,
And we had positivity to spare...
On better days.
"On Better Days" was first published by The Hypertexts
©2020 Randal A. Burd, Jr.
©2020 Randal A. Burd, Jr.
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