Turn Signals
Why would a driver refuse to use turn signals?
It’s a temptation to say he’s a jerk.
But maybe it’s wrong to be sitting in judgment.
Perhaps he can’t handle that much extra work.
Flexibility
To dodge a mistake,
I’m gladly inclined,
To change what I must,
Including my mind.
Mr. Winick started writing poetry two years ago, upon concluding a long career as an attorney. He favors formal poetry, although ironically his favorite poem is Langston Hughes’ free verse masterpiece “Mother to Son.”