(2015)
We have a huge owl that lives in woods behind our house, he sometimes hoots at night.
The buck in the garden Chewing up hard earned Labor, His antlers raise, His ears perk up, as
Red cardinal dancing On white snow, How regal you appear With your cloak of red, How it cheers my heart
Soft gray clouds pass slowly by, Soon they will release a gift of r… Trees are shedding their leaves As they turn red, orange and yello… Signaling the squirrels to collect…
On the brink of leaving, To go beyond These borders And say good-bye, To all you know,
Rolling painted deserts of the west. Shrub bushes dot sloping hillsides. Relentless sun heats up
Not sure what to write while the world is on the brink of another war. While others face
Life is not fair at times... But of course things Change quickly down the line, We are born into a No guarantee world.
Last night I dreamt that I floated above the clouds, above the earth and my heart
Leaves falling, Another season Decorating the earth. One red leaf In my path,
On this New Year’s Eve Direction lost Drifting like blowing snow To and fro. A freeze comes
Dark bulk of a single bird, With red puffed up chest, As winter’s breeze sways his perch…
White heron skidding the blue, grey water, of the bay. How free and easy you make it look,
Ambition seems overrated at this time of life, effort seems more like strife. In my youth I was motivated by a hungry desire
To open and risk hurt... Or stay closed but Never really live. Pain can reveal... A connection to
Some days you’re in bliss, Some days you’re in pain. Some days you’re up in the clouds, Some days you’re down in the flame… Some days you get what you want