The serenity
Of the shoreline
With the mist
And the clouds
An ocean of calm
Like a breath
And a sigh
Of the shoreline
With the mist
And the clouds
An ocean of calm
Like a breath
And a sigh
Tag: nature
Too Late and Far Too Much
It tastes like despair
The air
Like defeat and despair
The charged atmosphere
Alive after the months
Of dead, dry heat
The air
Like defeat and despair
The charged atmosphere
Alive after the months
Of dead, dry heat
Thunder rolls
Across the parchment plains
Rain is coming
Too late
And far too much
What little soil remains
After wind storms
And dust clouds
Carried the best of it
Off to the East
Will wash away
Rivulets cutting small canyons
Deep into the earth
Nature’s Sigh
A sprig of green
On concrete sky
The world we make
Makes nature sigh
On concrete sky
The world we make
Makes nature sigh
Daybreak
Gently
I enter the day
Warming slowly
To the light
The birdsong
The clackety rumbling
Of footfalls and engines
Outside the window
As existence draws me back
Into being
I enter the day
Warming slowly
To the light
The birdsong
The clackety rumbling
Of footfalls and engines
Outside the window
As existence draws me back
Into being
Though, really
I could do with a few more hours
Of non-being
Expect the Unexpected
There are places
On this Earth
Which taught me
Expect the unexpected
On this Earth
Which taught me
Expect the unexpected
And still
They surprise me
Eventide
Afterglow
Eventide
Drifting in
Endless calm
An in-drawn breath
A soft exhale
Mind so still
No rippling
In nature’s thrall
Eyes glistening
Eventide
Drifting in
Endless calm
An in-drawn breath
A soft exhale
Mind so still
No rippling
In nature’s thrall
Eyes glistening
Halfway from the Valley to the Sky
A different world
Halfway from the valley
To the sky
Halfway from the valley
To the sky
The snow white beauty
Promising the bliss
Of expansive powder
In my mind
Are endless turns
Each a moment
Of transformation
Of perfect zen
Peering Back
I observe the world
People, structures, nature
Though people most of all
People, structures, nature
Though people most of all
I peer into their world
Try to understand what they see
How they see it
It helps me see
The nuance in my own world
In my own perception
Every now and again
I notice people
Peering back at me
A moment most illuminating
As it reminds me
Look at yourself, through their eyes
And so, I wonder
What do they see?
How do they see me?
Riding the Storm
The wind breaks the water
Like the water breaks the rock
Jagged and punishing
Like the water breaks the rock
Jagged and punishing
While I ride the storm
Sleek and smooth
A dulcet caress
Gone Fishin’
Specular reflections
Like shattered glass
Milfoil reaches
For the light
Like shattered glass
Milfoil reaches
For the light
The waft of
Lazy water
In the air
A worm
A hook
A bobber
A length of string
And a stick
Contented child
All summer long
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