Brave Acceptance
He says to me “Fishing is fishing,” an echo of an elder who once told me: “Fishing isn’t catching.” Eight-year-old wisdom; Live the...
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Glory
Vainglory finds us but glory is rare. Glory is the birth of a baby. Unknown to the cosmos for the quiet centuries before it announces...
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Presentiment
It is the apex of summer. Trees celebrate. The water is wide and even. Sailboats are in casual stride up towards Isle Royale or across to...
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Cry of the Heart
We search the margins of the world for a returning voice. We ply, in the deepest parts of the night, for starships to carry us, born upon...
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The Ancient Power of Stone
Habits set in. Fierce. Moods overcome us, Daunting and difficult. Fires are combustible in our relationships. Heartbreaking. Rocks that...
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Outrageous
We are fevered by Time’s Insistence, Playing us, turning and teasing us, advising us, Life put on hold. Past rushes to Future. Future is...
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An Adult Poetry Book About Nature
Announcing Nature’s Poetry of Life: Who’s Watching Who? Now available on Amazon (Kindle or book). 50 poems that capture life in a...
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"Loon Laughter"
Warbling up great canyons, drifting over silent spaces of time. When the moon fills, when the night is soft, loon laughter transforms...
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Wake-Up Mornings
The strong tincture of the sun rolling out of bed, the bird song breaking to the east, coffee growling on the stove, I, eager to...
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My Dog Jack
I whisper his name and his one ear pivots to take in the sound, to respond. Contrary at times, watchful, ready and playful he waits to walk
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