Quotes for Today
“We speak of nature, of the natural world, as if that were something distinct from ourselves and the...
Essay – Influence
An entire lifetime spanning so many years, is divided into smaller lifetimes, or books. These books of our...
Poem – Picnic
From the collection I am writing about “Joline”. It was a beautiful fall morning with sun scattered by...
Poem – Untitled War
Sun bleached dress Vibrant orange into dull peach Days wear long upon my body Sun deepens, light spreading...
Trail Building and Fall
Fall is the perfect time of year for building trails through the woods. Most tree leaves have fallen,...
Poem – The Wheat Fields
Sun through skeleton trees illuminates the tall grass with a golden tone. The alfalfa is blooming. Autumn’s harvest...
Season’s Haiku – A 365 Day Journey
Back in 2008, I started a project with the goal of writing one haiku, in the 5-7-5 format,...
Poem – The Cathedral
A common path along the shore of an unnamed lake guides you over entrenched roots and persistent brush,...
Poem – The Common Square
Cathedral rings the morning call arousing the children from a distant land of baseball and open sand lots...
Poem – Untitled
Amidst the blue sky random numbers emerge from the horizon, enlarging and blocking out the sun before passing...
Poem – Fall, Minnesota
The cold morning greets weary eyes with a faint glowing horizon the moon, and Orion’s stoic stance. A...
Poem – Black Wolf
In dreams the black wolf enters the room and I sleep while it quietly cirlces the bed I...