Wild Places

What I was not born to know

I hunt for you.In woods and opera houses,Scouring farmers markets,And baseball stadiums,Straining my eyesTo take on…
Tonight

Tell me, tell me where you wanderPlaying hide and seek with the waterTell me, tell me…
Streamlined To Do List

Get in touchBreath in, outBuzz buzzGoes the mayflyKnow yourselfEnough aloneBuzz buzzGoes the snailSit still, focusFeel it…
Moments Before Dawn

The night howls as it hails the sunThe revenant breath of the undoneEchos right before the…
Rainy Day

Between brief rays of weak sunlightWater commands the granite skySlowing the world of air to liquid’s…
At the ocean

Sat still on weathered driftwood at the edge of the worldI watch, a bundled sentinel, over…
Water’s Edge

At the edge of the water sways a primordial grand motherShe has known many wonders that…
Harsh Winds

Harsh winds, snow reached mountains in the eastFrosty hands reaching through evergreen treesCarry whispers of creation,…
Journey

Dusk set and shadows grew asI walked through fog filled woodsAdrift in notions of molasses candy,Apple…
October 1st

October is dawnedYet the air is still dryThe grass is still crispThe valleys still cryLeaves, have…
As I Wander

I’ll glide right through wetlands, wasting a day or twoWith my watery kin, who dwell content…
Aphrodite Musings

Midnight walks on the beach Barefoot on the sand Smiling wide with sparkling eyes Laughing over…
Poise

Ocean’s mist clings to your selfless smileRefracting strength and charmPearls and perfumeAdorn perfectionYour bravery of warmth…
Wildflower

August’s raging heat dried my wildflowers out,Fire bloomed beneath the mountain of clouds.Desperation drained my blood…
Come September

Wake the windAnd toast the leavesEcho the sparrowsAnd dance with the beesRipen the grapesAnd drop apples…
Writing today is hard

Once measured and careful, I sped up waiting for you,I crossed desolate mountains with hope of…
On a walk

Western winds breath your name, dispelling dread.Oaks and buckeyes wake to declare you near.Winged signs descend…
First Song

When vengeance met duty I drew back my bowIn hushed desperate for beauty, for rhythm and…
Fire

Melody of a furnace does smoke, crackle, spitSits an iron box on a stage made of…
An Ending

I sit pleading with a forgotten memory,That I’ll know your face, to face your enemies.But if…
Wait

From time to time I feel you near,A roaring notion, an ancient frontier,Fading truth of comfort…
Long Voyage

Moon drops landed on the kelp filled seashore-Marking the tide turning to then from before.Mistakes and…
Willow Witch

The willow calls to wind that winds still lochs,Call awake sleeping wicked dethroned.To crawl in homes,…
Horses

Born from a spring,To spring forth to life,To live as a partner,A partner in strife.Roaming high…
Red Hawk

Like the Red Hawk that comes down for water Amused or bamboozled by yesterday’s martyr Who…
Star Gazing

There was a call late Sunday night,A conference to hide the stars from my site.For fear…
In A Grove

Wait for me on this summer day,Where mule deer roam and vultures play.Beneath the oaks, atop…
Skyward

Why do I live with the fear that I could slip into the sky at any…
Prophecy

The world tree is dyingThere’s poison in its limbsThe ogum staves are crackingdestruction’s closing in.The silver…
Detach

The air, it has not tasteThe trees refuse to singThe wind does not caressThe water carries…