“We are here not to be easy—
but to become our better angels—slowly
while confined within time’s penitentiary…”

“I wish I could weave detailed colors
as I sense these dark—shifting winds
but this much feels intensely visceral—”

“I am troubled by stories that institutions of science and learning are becoming an enemy of our country’s political greatness.”

“I linger in the light
squinting in silver curiosity
exploring the snarled calculus
of this mystifying universe…”