Poem – To Zen Master Ryokan
The great fool’s voice echos through empty hallways and into the grand chamber where the king sits in...
Poem – Mountain King
Mountain shadows swallow the valley. A single path cuts through dense and overgrown vegetation beneath the ancient forest...
Poem – Searching for Joline
At last we have arrived at the transition. An outpost where the river falls into the sea. Here...
Poem – The Sea – Part 1
Part one of “The Sea”. Part two should be up in a couple of days. Across the sea...
New Poetry on Beneath the Remains (2)
New poetry has been posted on “Beneath the Remains.” Blood Voice with no Voice
Book – Updated Introduction and Scope
A single tree in the middle of an otherwise empty field. A creek covered with brush and fallen...
Return to the Wild
On November 25th 2014, PBS aired a documentary about Christopher McCandless titled “Return to the Wild”. It touches...
Poem – The Day Wisdom Came from the Clouds Above
(1) Summer months fell into the autumn. Mist clung to pine before the sun rose. Brown needles falling...
Poem – Truth Amidst the Dark Horizon
(1) Swimming through dark, through water, through the concept of time that is lost when we lose hope....
Buddha – Mindfulness
“Do not dwell in the past, Do not dream of the future, Concentrate the mind on the present...
Poem – The Mountains Voice We See and Do Not Hear
Mountain of snow against the darkening sky drifts from vision and becomes the lost peak of legend. Mountain...
Poem – Beyond the Clouds There is Hope
After the smoke clears and unnatural sounds dissipate the valley, mountains, and river return. The mountain shadow continues...
Poem – When Darkness Becomes All That We Know
Grey infused frozen water consumes the last light before the fields darken. Distant planets follow me from dawn...
Poem – What Matters Most in the Violent Waves
Thinking back on the past I see the signs and guides more clearly and with more openness than...
Looking for Peace
An early morning walk through a November-drenched park with Leroy, Alaskan coffee, and music. As the wind blew...