In the Sunshine

In the Sunshine I love life I love the green in it I love the peace in it The quiet The turmoil The dust   I love renewal But it takes a death A turning A burial A yearning   A burning In a fire that never sleeps   I love geometry The lines The…

Meander

Meander Don’t assume that everyone is as unfulfilled as you are Don’t think that normal is your own Don’t believe that every wish upon a star Or every seed that’s sown Becomes the thing you saw it to be Sometimes it’s more Sometimes it’s naught Sometimes a drought Sometimes a draught   However things turn…

The Parable

Today I was enjoying one of the great benefits of living in California:  just staying outside all afternoon in the 70 degree sunshine with it only two weeks from Christmas Eve. I was watching the sunset colors move along the mountains of Lassen Volcanic National Park and this poem just came to me. Hope you…

The Unknown

The Unknown I stand ready for battle Staring at the blank screen before me My mouth agape Ready to fire forth the arrows galore Yet all I see is rain and mist and haze I don’t feel or know the Gatekeepers gaze So all I know is quiet and dust Where do I find the…

Listening to the Wind

I’m pulling one out of the archives today. I wrote this 5 years ago, but came across it today and thought, “I think I’ll post this one.” The photo is a sunset we had here in Northern California a couple of days ago. We’ve had some of the most amazing sunsets here recently. We don’t…