Poetry by Michael S. Glaser
I take refuge among the trees
the Maple, Cedar and Chestnut Oak
where the wind dances with the leaves
and the birds invite my spirit to sing their songs.
The soft blue of the endless sky
knows that everything on earth is small
– even despair –
and reminds me that I am a part of something
wonderous – this sanctuary of mystery,
of sunlight, shadows and this breeze
that ruffles my hair
like my father did each time
he felt proud of his only son.
Michael S. Glaser has published eight collections of his own work and served as Poet Laureate of Maryland from 2004–2009. He now co-leads workshops which embrace poetry as a means of self-reflection. He co-edited The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton (BOA 2012). Read more at http://www.michaelsglaser.com.
