elements

light and shadow
sky and earth
heat and cold
passing moments
the wind
sounds and silence
motion and stillness
passing moments
stone and soil
plants and animals
rustling and song
passing moments
people
roads and buildings
gardens and kitchens
tables and chairs
windows and doors
passing moments
eyes and ears
fingers and toes
nose and mouth
passing moments
here and there
now and then
passing moments

vapor trail

We used to say "it's all water under the bridge,"
Now I think "it's all just a fading vapor trail..."

Adventure

Adventure is going somewhere you have never been, doing what you have never done, seeing something you have never seen.  It could be in you own neighborhood.  It could be in you own home.  It doesn't always require your son-in-law's Jeep, but sometimes it helps.  Thanks, Ryan!

preparing for a baptism

mid-stream
the stones are slippery
unsure
I must move quickly
before fear
loses my balance
and I am baptized
in this stream

Cracks

Maybe I should worry more,
About cracks than I do,
Imperfections can be flaws,
Cracks might signal a failure,
Something someone should repair,
Or not...
Maybe it's just the way things are.
Nature creates a lot of cracks,
The ground moves and settles,
Tectonic plates move
Grinding along cracks and faults.
We impose our idealized,
Pavements and foundations,
Into the ground, into nature,
And we will get cracks,
Signs of our place in the universe,
Or at least here in this piece of ground.
Maybe I should worry more than I do,
But I see so many cracks,
Like this one,
or that one...

a metaphor

I'm sitting by a river,
watching the water flow by,
while mayflies dance,
beneath a summer sky.

so true

got my taxes done,
it wasn't so fun,
I wish I had a say,
in what I pay...
education, I'd pay more,
and not a penny for war,
too bad politicians choose
we vote and still lose...
well, my taxes are done,
they're done.