Paths 2026 The Final Tree of the Amazon 6 May 20263 May 2026 I’m no longer sure where the river starts and the mudends. Bodies of water now house tin cans,plastic nets, oil droplets. When I had fewer ringsand branches, a child covered…
Paths 2026 Life in the Alleyway 5 May 20263 May 2026 Outside in the predawn darknessTwo owls, great horned, are hootingin close conversationhaving finished hunting, they traveleda familiar flightpath to our neighborhoodand turn themselves to anothersort of hunger, of coursing bloodand…
Nature… Path to Little Ruin 4 May 202630 Apr 2026 to Josiahthe leaves lay downthe carbon at my feetthe Leith is sniffing outthe settler’s stone shed the oldquarry the first dam the wateris dripping purple poroporofrom the side of the…
Paths 2026 Lay Lines 3 May 202630 Apr 2026 bewildered we stoodin the wildernesseach poem a held breathlike love or silencethere were no roadswe hated the word purposewe threw our heads backdefiantlythe white of our eyesnervous as horsesbut we…
Paths 2026 Nights like this 2 May 202630 Apr 2026 I stand in the full moon nightI think I see youor maybe your fleeting shadowgone in the blink of an eye.The moon is blinding tonight,Trees stand tall with an ethereal…
Paths 2026 The Crying Tree 21 Apr 202614 Apr 2026 Cursed till death to live in shameFor on fair countenance having spiedIts showering branches spill as tearsA tempest somewhere satisfiedOn the fringes of the sereneCorrupting beauty mala fideDistorted order in…
Paths 2026 drift 20 Apr 202614 Apr 2026 a wave split the hulltimbers fell apartnails scattered into sandthe sea gathered the pieceswore them smoothreturned them as driftwoodi lashed them into a raftthat floats but will not sailmarked repaireddeclared…
Paths 2026 Bury Me in the Forest 19 Apr 202614 Apr 2026 Let the seasons be my pallbearersAnd me their everlasting offeringI’ll change with the treesFrom green to gold to goneAnd like the snag I’ll be thereEven when there’s nothing left for…
Paths 2026 THIS MAGNIFICENT NIGHT 18 Apr 202614 Apr 2026 The dog’s nose is to the groundfollowing a path only he can find.I walk head down to the roadwatching the shine of my headlamp in the packed snow.We both look…
Paths 2026 White Butterflies in Motion 17 Apr 202620 Apr 2026 The flutter of whitenessfast movement of wingsin sync to liftand lowerto flitfrom flowerto stem to budto leaf to sunto groundto rest and soarfor grander thingswith sky holding—how each of them…
Paths 2026 Just Let Me 16 Apr 20262 Apr 2026 Just let me walkWhere a fence trimsA swath of grassJust let me walkIn the shadeOf an old maple treeJust let me walkWhere the hills meet the dawnI could never falterWith…
Paths 2026 Underground 15 Apr 20262 Apr 2026 i. On this wet morningI feel webs tense and tearacross my eyes, lips, chin.The spider launches, landson my shoulderas I destroy its silken home.Wandering, I notice a fraction ofwhat I…
Paths 2026 Unbroken Path 14 Apr 20261 Apr 2026 Ancestral passageFootsteps, path, sign post, road, mapGenerations flow-Konrad CoxA self-taught photographer captivated by the immersive potential of 360-degree spherical panoramas, primarily focused on the enchanting landscapes of the New Forest.…
Paths 2026 October 13 Apr 20261 Apr 2026 I lust for bark, unblemished scents of scarlet Maple permanence;and so I wander, vined and proud,with fear yet hid in shallow loud,attempting to emancipate what none will ever regulateand few yet barely…
Paths 2026 The Path of Hands 12 Apr 202623 Mar 2026 My mother’s hands taught me to sew—how to coax torn seamsinto quiet reconciliation.She mended more than fabric;she mended time,patching years between uswith the patient rhythm of a needle.My own hands…
Paths 2026 Offering 1 Apr 202623 Mar 2026 We got lost in the bog, wandering a labyrinth of trails which drew us slowly to the center. There pompons of cotton grass shone in late sun like lamps. The…
Paths 2026 Morning Dew 30 Mar 202623 Mar 2026 This morning, searchingfor what fell from me last nightwhile we danced barefoot,I crawl through grass on my knees,silk dress darkening with dew.Each blade I part holdsits perfect sphere of water,catching…
Paths 2026 The Sounds of Footsteps 28 Mar 202620 Mar 2026 Springtime footstepscome after the snow liquifiesand the softening ground becomesspongy once again,when snowmelt seeps into soil,creating a waterlogged slurrythat squelches underfoot. Summer footstepsoccur when plants have matured,the stalks grown highand…
Paths 2026 Night Heron at Brazos Marsh 27 Mar 202627 Mar 2026 - George Chandy I am a retired physician-scientist newly embarking on expression through poetry. My work grows out of my love of the natural world. A poem of mine, "Emerald…
Paths 2026 Galaxies of Growth 26 Mar 202619 Mar 2026 After mind hug,I was waiting in the dark —warm as the kissyou never gave me.Time didn’t stop,but I did —right where you left me.Even angels were bored.We ran out of…
Paths 2026 Unplanned Paths 24 Mar 202619 Mar 2026 My journey to Africa began on YouTube, withan image of a black leopard named Spirit.I watched a video about him ten times at least,his sleek silhouette imbedded in my psyche.Amazed…
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