Poem – Mirror
The mirror is still and silent. The mirror has no voice. The mirror follows me neither of us...
Return to the Wild
On November 25th 2014, PBS aired a documentary about Christopher McCandless titled “Return to the Wild”. It touches...
Poem – As I
As I look down. I see hands. I feel nothing, not numb, beyond numb, nothing at all. Are...
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...
Poem – The Depth of November
November is the transition of fall to winter. November gives up the red, orange, yellow, and gold for...
Poem – Moon
Silent clouds reveal the moon and the still water absorbs the light. Behind the moon the tree line...
Poem – The First Flake
The child’s nose leaves prints on the glass kitchen window overlooking the apple tree. Wide-eyed, determined, safe –...
Looking Forward
Whatever is forward becomes the present before becoming the past and with eyes open we absorb nature in...