November 1, 2026
Photo by Joseph Corl on Unsplash
The eagle’s six-foot wing span
pierces the sky,
but leaves no trace in the air.
The shark’s twenty-foot body
smoothly splits the waters,
but leaves no trail in the sea.
What hope that my singular life,
threading its slender path through time,
will leave any lasting impression?
November 2026
Daniel Boerman has published a boyhood memoir and articles in several religious periodicals. His poetry has appeared in The Penwood Review, Time of Singing, and As Surely as the Sun. He is a lifelong resident of Michigan. He and his wife have two adult children and seven grandchildren.
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