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…
Paths 2026 Into the Dirt 23 Mar 202619 Mar 2026 It was always about drinking the sunand taking deep breaths and now it’sNot letting the maggots get to youI hike great lengths to evade the viewsTo get into the dirtAnd…
Paths 2026 SEEING THE FOX 12 Mar 202618 Feb 2026 They come to the creek for water,So stand behind a cottonwood trunk,flutter like leaves,pretend to be a locust,stay quiet, and listen. Wait.Expect nothing, a surprisecrossing the road at nightwhere the…
Nature… Snow Globe 11 Mar 202618 Feb 2026 After the divorce, my life sat in my hands like a snow globe violently shaken.Desolation swirled inside, then leaked beyond the glass—a hoary cloud engulfing me, twisting my view of…
Paths 2026 Open Water 10 Mar 202618 Feb 2026 Sliding by the creek edge,watching the ripples amplify.Where the bow goes I don’t know,I aim it aimlessly,For there is no path here,Just capricious directions,beckon to the will of the windand…
Paths 2026 Don’t Walk the Line 9 Mar 202612 Feb 2026 A butterfly’s serpentine pathbetween impromptu floral sketchesof tears and joy, bitter and sweet.Clusters of summer grapes clippedby the vigneron, left to fertilize the soil,vines decluttered for better balancebetween fruit and…
Nature… Without You, My Existence Drifts 8 Mar 202612 Feb 2026 Ushiku, Minami 2-18-38, Ibaraki 300-1222, JapanWithout you, my existence drifts—no embered threshold to welcome the ache,no star-mapped path to hush my roaming,no anchor in the surge that swallows light.The wind…
Nature… Your Forest 7 Mar 202611 Feb 2026 Dedicated to my childrenOne morning, when you awakenat my age now, you will realizehow your life has become a forestof highways, webs and riversthat sometimes flow smoothlyand sometimes laden with…
Paths 2026 Swamp-lit Saunter 5 Mar 202611 Feb 2026 Autumn bleeds into Solstice the way poetry soaks before the ripple but comes to me as wordless breath that vanishes on composing. Morning swamp-to saunter taking pause on recumbent ash…
Paths 2026 Feather Painting 4 Mar 202611 Feb 2026 Our friends had flown north again to see us.brought their babies, were grateful for our help: the red juice we served in up-side down bottles.Others came as well.Came in winter…
Paths 2026 Does Water Write All Poems? 3 Mar 20269 Feb 2026 If my body is water,Is my mind a rock the stream runs overOr am I also bound for the sea?If wood is grown from air,Are the trees the windThat tries…
Nature… Home at Dusk 19 Feb 20267 Feb 2026 I went out in fading lightfor one last walk around the fieldto see the golden strandsof this winter dayWhat I found was homecoming,ditch gurglingon its way to the riverflowing past…
Paths 2026 Narcissus and the Buddha 18 Feb 20261 Apr 2026 There’s a Song Sparrow who,inevitably, can be foundamong the Crepe Myrtleswhich border the west sideof my back drive.Yet his time there is temporaryat best. He’ll sit and dither a bit,offer…
Nature… Spring Morning in Sue-meg State Park 17 Feb 20267 Feb 2026 Along the green-lined winding trail, a color splash:three Douglas irises, lavender blue, each composed of three upright petals,and three down-curved sepalswith a style crest on topprotecting the style and stamens.Thin maroon veins…
Nature… Fated Pathways 16 Feb 20264 Feb 2026 The Fated Pathways winding down, Or curling up like wisps of smoke Produced from some magician’s fingertips Inevitably, eventually, turn round and cycle back to the beginning You’ll never see…
Nature… Go Down the Side Path 15 Feb 20264 Feb 2026 We walked the wide main path near the lakeNew growth of spring sprouted around usGentle lapping water provided peaceful background musicBirds and rabbits joyfully greeted the warm weatherA few hardy…
Paths 2026 Clearing Trail 14 Feb 20264 Feb 2026 So much destructionon the surface of things,countless branches loppedand seedlings pulledleaving knees barkingand back howling at day’s end.Oh, but look at the soilwe’ve made readyto sprout a fresh cropof hikers…
Nature… A Walk Postponed 13 Feb 20264 Feb 2026 Like wild troutMy thoughts dart awayFrom the shadowOf your death. We did not stopOn the trail near Ojito;We did not kneelIn bay-scented shade;We did not sip water,Frost-spiced. But some October…
Paths 2026 Fork 5 Feb 20261 Feb 2026 When you come to a fork in the roadif intentions are not clearly known.By letting go feara path will appearto guide you along your way home. Tyler Saffell I have…
Paths 2026 Bowser 4 Feb 202625 Jan 2026 J. R. and I’d kick dry red dirt,Down ole Dad Burnet’s farm road.Our pup Bowser, he’d fuss and he’d fret.Then, at Dad’s place, his blood’d turn cold. Dad’s coon dog,…
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