seen

sun reef
clouds gather at dusk
like a school of fat pink fish
swimming through the sky

There is no reason you can't laugh with nature.
I saw those clouds, and felt the colors effervescent within me
and I swam with them

morning

Today
I am the sunrise
the sky filling with soft light
the horizon smiles

anticipation

I wrote these Dec. 22 '08, while waiting at the airport for family.
An airport around the holidays always has surprises.

waiting
coming back from war
the road that leads home is long
strangers make family

Gate A6
a soldier walks in
we are reminded of life
spontaneous joy

(there was also spontaneous applause, from every person in sight.)

sprouts

away
slowly and gently
the light leaves the dreaming sky
and my fears with it

see you in the next round

I just found out today that a friend died. We had shared many dreams, thoughts and hopes. We shared a love of nature, wild things and wild places. We questioned beliefs and ourselves. We had found each other at similar points in our lives, then drifted apart as so often happens. Always too busy. Why do we let that happen? We look back and always regret. She fought a hard battle, always looking ahead, making plans. Though I didn't often see her these past years, she was a part of my thoughts, my life. I will miss her. She was 45.

for Kris
walking in sunlight
the stones sang deep to her soul
while the mountains danced