Certainty

 The unmistakable  sound

                         of a single-engine plane,

climbing, laboring to reach

         another five hundred feet.

                              The unmistakable drone

                                         of nostalgia in my chest,

                                                 seeking past

                                                           moments of joy.

                                           The unmistakable solace

                                                    of a summer day,

                                                              the slowly creeping pace

                                                                      of peace once again.

            Wilbur I. Smith

                    November, 2004