Ph.d in Humility

Rain and hail mix
soaking the ground
where the searchers walk –
on winding paths…
thunder gives percussion
in background
as lightning lilluminates –

patchwork of clouds
that crease sky
juxtaposed with mountains
in concert with
roads that wind
into the ethereal –
to buckle
the weight of burdens
that threaten to
smother
the audacity of hope…
by way of those, who long
for…

precocious wanderings like…
kids with rocks
in pockets –

deputized to render
generational curses
worthless –
replaced via a spirit
interspersed with resolve…
awarding the
worthy and humbled with
that elusive degree –
Ph.d in humility.