Lionel & Samson

Anthony Orneta
2022

One came in with trumpets, trombones, my cornerstone  
One came in a whisper, on tip toe, deliberate and slow  

Changes are and changes do  
Bluntly, soberly, abruptly  
Transition into truth  

One came in with tambourines 
A bygone dream 
One arrived in life’s darkest gloam 
My welcome home 

What bells, sirens, announcements, or griefs  
Transition, implore and reckon us into belief  

What foundation, footing or ground  
Was broken, dissolved, and crumbled  
By the sound  

One went out among the constellations 
One stayed a quiet, loving, consolation  

Trumpets grieving 
Slowly believing 
Dreams of bygone tambourines 
Shooting stars in constellations  
Quiet, loving consolation 
In my darkest gloam 
Life’s brightest welcome home 
Tip toeing trombones 
Deliberate whisper: "my cornerstone”