poetry – Wild, Abandoned: 2021

Lessons Before Daybreak from Kwish-kwishee, the Steller Jay

Break from the guard you’ve fastened here
and heave all husks into the air.

Isolation, Things Strange & Unforeseen.

Red-wing blackbirds in legions rarely seen, except at dusk, are now making their mating announcement in mid-day sun. Their beautiful cacophony can be heard throughout the valley wetland trails of south suburban Denver. The Los Angeles skyline has been the subject of photographs, like those I took from rugged Damon Runyon Park when visiting aContinue reading “Isolation, Things Strange & Unforeseen.”

A Prayer On Your Wires March 2020

It is the first day of spring. The gods have delivered inches of snow. A thin line of crocus stalks are teeming at the edge of a flagstone. Life is holding to a stationary orbit but struggling. A minister posted she would pray each morning and asked: How can I pray for you? This isContinue reading “A Prayer On Your Wires March 2020”