Poetry Offerings From Aspen Tao Franklin-Owens |
Island Dreams The great blue water and the soft white sand I can not believe I am on this land It was always just a dream something too far away But now I am here - my footsteps show the way I am from the mountains - that is where I belong I came - I tried - but now I must go Back to the mountains where the Green Chiles grow |
The War We Chose Not To Fight I chose not to fight I do not kill it is not right You can stand tall and straight and I say no I will not go If they ask you why you say I would rather be killed than kill Karma works in mysterious ways That is why We say We will not kill back to menu |