Finding solace
Solo hiking but not alone Entering Phen Basin in the day’s last softening light Into a mature mountain forest amid the golden hour’s enveloping calm Rising ridges visible on the […]
Category Archives: Poetry
Nurturing souls
Receiving and giving…. Eyes full of sparkle highlighting a warmly lit face Conversation engrossing and unbounded by time An embrace with truly heartfelt intensity Comfort emanating from familiar and inviting […]
Two Sides in LA
One West, one East Both living on the edge, daily eking by Similar conditions, similar opportunities In the unfolding day’s light… One side…. with eyes’ bright, the other […]
Indomitable Don
A once robustly vigorous man Facing a world closing down Constantly breathless, unable to rise Ingesting no food and water But exercising the two things he can, Raising his arms […]
Park Talk
While strolling without earbuds Listening to my fellow park denizens Who were… Running while cell phone talking Walking while breaking up with lover Recounting being attacked by a robber […]
Smok’n in Bradford
Faint reminders of faded prosperity No one walking, no cars on the street Zippos inspired rooms Sorry for the smell, others demand it Converted Carnegie library Beefeater guarding the entrance […]
Engaging calmness
To end anger, experience pleasing poetry To set aside worry, listen to entertaining music To deal with grieving, contemplate appealing art To rise above hatred, read absorbing literature To reduce […]
Rain Run
Marshaling fortitude to enter an emerging tempest Steeling the mind against the downpour’s adversity Venturing without knowing the storm’s impending intensity Conquering doubts by setting out with a willing partner […]
Land Heart
12 miles to the horizon…. Flat Black in all directions Revealing rich fertile loam ready for growth With perfectly straight rows for cultivating bountiful grains Through the hands of many […]
Night Thoughts
Nocturnal stirring arousing mindful activity, Free from the bounds of reality Combining life experiences in new and odd ways Thinking about the challenges ahead Melding sensical and nonsensical ideas Freely […]
Early American History, Nature and The Human Spirit 