Danny P. Barbare

By Danny P. Barbare
Simpsonville, South Carolina

Feeling
the
first
sun

is
the
beginning
of
the
greenness
in
the
grass
and
trees

it
is
the
happiness,
the
unfurling
of
the
new

as
if
a
dream
has
just
taken
root.

By Danny P. Barbare
Simpsonville, South Carolina

Deep in the valley
is where I find my peace,
where the mountain laurel grows
along a winding road
of sun-split trees
and a stone bridge.