It soundsLike a freight trainRumbling down the steel railsCrossing the countryI hear the ramping upAnd the whispering waneAs the wind Traverses the woodsThe trees,Over a hundred feet tallSwayBack, forthLeft, rightCircling Each to their own musicThey arch and spiralWith the wind Not fighting itJust playfully wavingIt is curious.They are all confinedWithin the same atmospheric conditionsThe gustsContinue reading “Dancing in the Wind”
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Friction Creates Strength
From the silver bunAtop her dainty, thoughtful faceTo her rhythmic feetDancing as one On the spinning wheel pedalShe enters into the work of creationShe plants seeds of tomorrowAs she tends to sheepGrazing in the meadowOthers shear them for herUnder her watchful eye, I imagineRaw, washed woolFills her basket nowLying in bunchesIt looks like matted clumpsContinue reading “Friction Creates Strength”
Hope Springs Once Again!
Oh, how it gladdens my heartTo discover the green shootsBroken through the winter earth!Each year, I am surprisedWhen the snow nearest the foundation of my homeMelts awayAnd reveals, yet againNew Life!The new growth emergesFrom bulbs planted in prior yearsOnce seeming deadNow flourishing with hopeAs they radiate the promise of beauty to come.My heart fluttersLike theContinue reading “Hope Springs Once Again!”
Awakening the Divine
It has been saidThat love alone can awaken the divine withinWell, I am in love With a burrowing owl!Each day, I am pulledMy heart strings tug wildlyCalling me to walk down to the burrowsI am delighted when I spot the owlHis squat, feathered body tucked amongst the grass. He sits just atop his burrowThere areContinue reading “Awakening the Divine”
Rainy Day in the Mangrove
Challenges abound Synchronizing efforts and destinations Aboard a tandem kayak Sitting in a pool of brackish water Grey clouds blanketing overhead We enter the mangrove tunnel Camera in hand Ready to snap any birds Who might be silly enough To stop by on this chilly Florida morning Arriving in the dark of predawn Certain theContinue reading “Rainy Day in the Mangrove”
Who Are You?
Your swells crash against the metal hull I sit behind glass a good 30 feet above your surface Yet the spray you spit as you crash Causes white out visibility at my window I wonder, what angered you Where did your peaceful, serene blue go to? You rant and rave Seemingly pulling power up fromContinue reading “Who Are You?”
Cleanse Me
Wipe the crust from my eyes Clear the windows of my soul Open my eyes to see Truly witness The majesty of creation The ocean Powerful mountains of salty liquid Racing across the surface Capped with toupees of white Blown off as they go! The vastness Only ocean, sky, clouds Deepest blue enhanced with greyContinue reading “Cleanse Me”
Hope in the New Day
It begins As mere suggestion Lying etched radiant orange on the horizon Giving a hint of early dawn to sky above The hovering clouds Black, ominous Float above The sky to the south and north still sleep in Darkness is all around As the suggestion of dawn whispers On the horizon across the ocean TheContinue reading “Hope in the New Day”
The Gift of Trees
I admire trees The manner in which they bend As winds howl through And what once seemed immobile Sways like a dancer Moving to and fro with grace In choreographed precision With the forest of partners In its company I admire trees The way they stand proudly Naked, grey, their true winter selves Reaching forContinue reading “The Gift of Trees”
Shattered Silence
Sitting on cool granite Sun streaming warmth upon me Capturing an image of a stalwart baby pine Relishing the peace The beauty The generous gifts of nature I drink deeply of healing mountain air Startled then Panting Rapid panting A warm body pressed against my back Wetness now on the back of my arm TwistingContinue reading “Shattered Silence”
Crumbs for the Journey 