Monthly Archives: May 2024

Do you remember, those first weeks and months of the pandemic, the examples of nature – the animals really – reclaiming their spaces? The half-joking comment always attached to it, “nature is healing, we are the virus.” The juvenile mountain … Continue reading →

I heard the word awakening. It sounds like a warm hug, soft blanket, restful, gentle. Being jolted awake though is the same thing as awakening, if you think about it. The end state the same. What I wouldn’t give to … Continue reading →

The unsatisfying Lack of closure That comes from Being killed in an instant Heart attack Brain aneurysm Car crash Catastrophe Leaving without saying goodbye So many things unsaid, undone, unknown But I’ve seen the other side of this The long … Continue reading →

What happens when your friends live When they manage to eek out time, to create stories from the wreckage rather than succumb to the wreck This being after When you rush in Show up Deploy, rapidly, the wartime analogies Gather … Continue reading →

You read the history of prey Scattered about The silt and sand of a slot canyon Stacks of leaves sculpted by the force of water From when the spring rains come through with a velocity that Is louder than a … Continue reading →