Bloom by John Drudge

Assurgent gusts
Through slender pines
And the sway
Of the meadow’s ardor
So tenderly we move
Through the moments
That mark our journey
Our rising
In awe of the suddenness
Of daffodils
In spring
And the poetry
Of a broken heart’s
Sheltered bloom

John works as a clinical social worker and is the president of a national disability management company. He holds degrees in Social Work, Psychology, and Rehabilitation Services and has studied philosophy extensively.  He is an avid traveler and a long-term student of the martial arts holding a 3rd degree black-belt in Kempo Karate. His diverse educational and experiential background gives him a broad base from which to approach many topics in his poetry. John currently lives with his wife and two children in Caledon, Ontario, Canada.