into the gentle rain
the mist a delicate veil
the world seems a slow heartbeat
sending rhythmic indolence
to my marching toes
Tag: hiking
Flowers for L
She adores the field
of goldenrods
and loves it above
the mountain summit
This Way Down
as we gaze from the bluff
the river a shining ribbon
we laugh and find each other —
shall we take a plunge?
My Excuses to the Mountaintop
To the zenith I have climbed
in my own sweet wandering time:
Our meeting was a foregone eventuality
but less certain was the punctuality.
Unexpected, on a Hike
I have wandered down
the wrong trail
only to find
flabbergasted deer
Sheep Surprise
a lone hiker cresting
over the mountains…
two woolly locals!
Planning for Time
Along the path back
I met two hikers
a man and a woman
hand in hand
with two IVs dangling
from their free arms.
I spoke with them about the climb.
Satisfied, they turned to each other.
The woman, who called herself Loso
was impatient to reach the top
to see the sun rise.
I had not seen it myself
but it would take far longer —
more than the 15 minutes
she thought it took
to reach the peak.
The sky was already lightening.
Sunrise had come and gone
while we conversed;
now it was white.
Only I noticed.
I apologized for how long
I had kept them,
not feeling sorry for
the extra minutes that wouldn’t
have made a difference.
I was sorry that
it was too late —
They hurried off.
Writer’s Note: This was an actual dream I had two days ago.
Two Odes to Bear Mountain
photo credit: T. Wong @ redgladiola
I.
Three horizons:
two hills in front as I know them
and another one behind.
Where it touches the sky,
a third range of blue shadow:
the train of night
not quite fallen away.
II.
From the highest
point, not even a bird.
The silence pristine
and I, another boulder or tree.
Pines Over Hiking Trail
Against red clay walls
Green sentinels stand silent
Reverent trespasser