No Straight Lines in Nature
That commonplace of art instruction is true: From the rainbow to the tomato worm And in the rhythms of our chambered hearts Creation curves itself around our lives A straight line is of the…
Tag: Nature
Forest Essence
In the ancient forest, I breathe deeply. And I fancy that the wild essence Of the encircling verdant life Flows into me, lodging in a soft Pink fold and twirling its wild Double helix forever…
Small Transformations Everywhere
Everywhere are Changes I mean of the transformational kind Dandelion into clock Or Romantic blackbirds Into parents Or mourners Bare tree into blossoming Cherry Into shedder of display Into bursting with Fruit beginnings Daffodils into…
The Great In-Breath
And so The great in-breath happens But I do not know How long I can keep inhaling Before my lungs burst With excitement Spring is nearly at her culmination When the Sun God’s advances…
Weeping Blackbird
Do not disturb me I can barely move I do not wish to Let me sit Quiet and unhindered As the pages softly turn And the wind scatters apple petals Across the garden I…
Cross-Over Days
I have noticed cross-over days When one thing holds my attention Like bright starred daffodils So robust and sure of their time Allocated by divine Order Then bluebells Ascending, Bursting forth One diminishes as…
Legend of the Christmas Fae
Oh, when the Savior was born on Earth we have heard the tales how shepherds came from tending herds in the hills to worship at the stable dim. Of how wise men from far away…
Autumn Dreams
Sweet melancholy, hangs in the air, visions of colors and dance.Wild lands, mountains, rivers to cross.Not yet! No! Take that chance.Crisp smelling leaves fall to the ground, gliding through the woods.Adventures, new chances, the ominous…
River Dancer
When I laid upon river stones,using rocks as a pillow,the river sang tome a song,and I rested; comforted by the musicof the wildas crows danced and sang around me.Little chipmunks and squirrelsrunning across logs,catching a…