Life Lessons – Lloyd Skelton
I wrote this awhile ago, but have been thinking about the past, where I have come from, how...
Early Summer Morning
As a thunderstorm approaches from the west, I listen to various bird calls such as the robin and...
Poem – Crowd gathers in a cold city, in February
A slow sunrise behind rooftops and elm. Winters breath across a frozen lake. Flock of birds heading east...
Poem – Into the Wild
I stand… Atop the snow-covered mountain above the tree line the valley split and pocked by spring fed...
Time
Where has time gone? While I know time itself does not change, only our perception, I must have...
Winter’s Last Stand
Spent the weekend clearing the last visages of winter as snow and ice had become 5-foot tall hills....
2013 Poetry Month #9 – One Robe, One Bowl
Today’s poems are from the collection “One Robe, One Bowl – The Zen Poetry of Ryokan”, published in...
Poem – Fracture 56
the winged sun whispers light the winged sun expels white dust. and the morning dew cold to our...
Words and Actions
Back in 2009, I had a short story published at Whispering Angel Books about my grandfather. It was...
Poem – Peace in the City
Winters breath across the near frozen lake and the sandy beach frosted. Plump robins swoon from branch to...
Belief
On this spring day with the tinge of winter, Easter is upon us. The cream corn casserole, a...
Essay – Ice Climbing, Alaska 2007
I wrote this a couple of weeks ago about ice climbing in 2007 in Alaska (Matanuska Glacier). The...
Poem – Self
The following poem is from a conversation with Hanakia Zedek regarding Zen and takes place through a series...
Poem – Memories
Bundled, dressed, and prepared for winter and spring, the sun is sharp and clear, the air is charged...