Issue 4. October 2026. Morris N. Eagle

Construction Worker

He moves forward slowly

Defying the wind to quicken his pace

His langorous arms move up and down

And hold it in submission

White Collar Worker

He moves forward quickly

Pushed by a silent wind

His choppy arms move up and down

Hurling petulances in the air

Morris N. Eagle, PhD

Morris is a psychologist and psychoanalyst renowned for his significant contributions to our understanding of human behavior and the therapeutic process. He is a professor emeritus of the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies at Adelphi University. At 97, Morris says that writing poetry brings him a sense of gratitude and joy unlike any other form of writing: "I am able to write a poem only when some experience has moved me deeply." Morris further shares, "Although I read poetry, I have a good deal of difficulty due to what I experience as the inaccessibility of much contemporary poetry."

Editorial Note

Beneath the workers’ movement under different winds, a parallel can be discerned in this poem with our movement through life, shaped by the forces that determine our direction.

Image credit: Symbolic digital graphic created via Google AI.