Build a fort Defend the flag You're "it" The ties that bind to a tree let swing The scent of autumn fall fall falling then gathered Embrace us and crushed The scent of change Rolling wheels never stick to hot tar The coolness of a passing

Survival mechanisms keep me awake to see the intruder before he sees me. Until the sleep takes me away or did I forget to breathe? To continue the struggle, the fight to be, being and breathing, a reason to live. Awake one day at a time. Precious hours of light

Adorned in locks of dull green Her ringlets don't' bounce, but sway. Interwoven cascades suspended in time A lifeline descending to all who stay. Atop trees she sits; I sleepily watch her dance. Her yoke is easy, her burden light, Iberian wanderer clings, holds fast. If you&