Peter A Berardo, PhD

POEMS

Peter A. Berardo, "Father’s Day", "Dress Right, Dress", and "Rock of Ages." The Clock, Desperados, and Jeremy, The 1992 Zapizdat Anthology, Basil Meyerhold, Ed., ISBN 1-880964-03-1 (1992).  Click here for link.

Peter Berardo, "The Son’s Prayer" and "Morning Sounds," Generations, The Zapizdat World Anthology, Vassar W. Smith, Ed. ISBN 1-880964-06-6 (1993).  Click here for link.

Peter A. Berardo, "Pete’s Lady", Into the Limerick Grove, Vassar W. Smith, Ed., ISBN 1-880964-04-X (1993).  Click here for link.  http://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/Perrine, Laurence

Peter Berardo, "An Eagle Soars Alone", Mammoth Monthly, George Shirk, Ed. (2/2006).  See below.

Peter Berardo, "Sunflowers Don’t Ask Why" Mammoth Monthly, George Shirk, Ed. (12/2005).  See below.

AN EAGLE SOARS ALONE

An eagle soars over the plain, avidly

Independent, needing nor wanting no other,

Incurring uncommon highs by

Invisible but dynamic skies,

Insured by vision and

Intrepid incursion.

An eagle soars over the plain, vitally

Inculcated only to relish the fresh,

Inept vocally, socially,

Incapable of synchrony,

In fear of collision with its own,

Incarcerated by a limited horizon.

I'd rather not be an eagle.

An other soars over the plain, vividly

Interested by potential,

Invigorated by the past,

Ingestion independent,

In aerial companionship with its own,

Infiltrating almost any region known.

I'd rather be a buzzard.

SUNFLOWERS DON'T ASK WHY

Why should they?

Why shouldn't I?

Why are they there?

Why am I like them?

Wise replies for old

Whys implies two new

Whys and so on, and on.

Whys without end, amen.

Why must not be the question.

Why, that must be the answer!

Why not?