The Fifth Turning

Words shimmer on the newsprint page,

a desert mirage promising lush green

amid the anarchy.

Falling from the lips of

wily wizards and sharp eyed visionaries,

they weave a tale that rivals the books out of time

that we covet and collect.

A tale, once legend

now wrapped in prophecy

foretelling the unavoidable – 

there will be war

after four turnings

as nations traverse a span of eighty years.

Instead, we can lay our weapons down

choose transcendence over war

and usher in a new age.

The imposing Brock monument at the Queenston Height National Historical Site (Niagara-On-The-Lake) in Ontario, Canada.