Lent Poetry 31 and 32

31
they come into my mind
one by one
using my mind and my voice
to give us wisdom
a blue fairy with wings
a dark creature
a ghost
and lastly, Her--
the pillar of Fire
She who Burns
into the night

32
my body didn't want to do much yesterday
aches, pains, the usual
aspects of aging
that snuck up on me
when my mind wasn't looking
even though
I fully expected it