Wednesday, July 1, 2009

the Diligence of Duality




Do opposites push away
or do we just subtly sway
Kinda like a dancing thang
Not too unlike the yin and the yang
How a frozen vortex hangs
Or when time still used to sang
of balance and understanding

Do opposites push away
or do we just subtly sway
Caught in the frays of yesterday
One goal and two paths
Heading to two billion
Or was it the circle of zero

My dreams sometimes betray me
as do my memories
But the stars never lie
Only slightly rambunctious
And you can’t blame a spirit
On a time line between us and ants
In their spiraling slow dance
of eternity and rebirth

I used to think
The moon chased the sun
And the day chased the night
But its alright
if we just take turns

Wild is the wind
As are its whispers of desire
and pollen
and change

Do opposites push away
or do we just subtly sway
Into and out of the way
of these burning
atavistic yearnings
That can char like flames
And soothe like clay

The fight within
Sure battles without sides
Do opposites push away
or do we just subtly sway
Rivers and tides guide me towards continuity
The world keeps spinning
and sometimes it’s all we can do just to hang on.

Monday, June 29, 2009

There's something about a river



Ohh
There’s something about a river
The vast perpetual flowing
Roaring rushing rapids of aeration and friction
Weathering limestone into smooth bubbly seats
Hypnotic beats float by with our cares
I’m lost in the sounds
Lost in the current
the pathos of pull
Washing away the trite and dirt
Reborn in the sweet waters
My love is a river
forever flowing without end
Stretching towards infinity
how it swoops and how it bends
I listen to the river
and hear the wisdom of time etched into an ever changing world
Different with every blink
We never stand or stare at the same river twice
Pulsing and rising the blood of the mountains
pumps life into us all
I listen to the river
and hear the answers
The language of dripping drops and dragonfly
The river of life
How it flows
How it knows.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Join the Journey



from deep within



to high above



we swiftly float



towards enlightenment.

untitled poem

I fall in love nearly everyday
with each passing flower
when the sun hits it just right
and you sweetness
stop me dead in my tracks
sweet soft curves and tender nectar
how the birds and bees must love to set their eyes on you
as their tongues
i fall in love nearly everyday
forever spring in a mine of such wonderment
If i had the mind to pick you
We'd dance all the way home.

slow cool breeze

Rising is heaven and good is the world
Platitudes...soft chuckle
a slow cool breeze floating by
curving and wisping
smiling and rolling on through the mountains
valleys and streams, rocks and leaves, bow and hold steadfast
all whisper back in recognition
and peace at the sweet passing
the wind whips and tears
at our eyes and hair
flopping and flowing
dog ears and dog flowers
wild is the wind
falling as petals push me over the edge
drift smells of lavender and lily
pollen scrambles for awaiting love
you kiss the back of my neck
and i shudder in delight.

Following the blooms



Flaming azalea's speckled our walk on the good ole Appalachian Trail.

A recap of the first half of the trail crew season is underway.

Enjoying a sweet solstice break.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Photos of the Day



The Highlands of Virginia.



Comers Creek Falls right down the road from base camp in Sugar Grove.