I do a lot of hiking and woods walking in Indiana and Michigan. Sometimes I’m looking up at the sky, fascinated by how vast it is and colorful. Most of the time I’m looking in places most don’t think about as they pass by. Those small crevices under roots and decaying logs. At a hole…
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Night Vibes
The moon shines behind a hazy sky, Coyotes howl in hungry rhythm, Waiting, Watching, The honking goose is oblivious to the howling alarm, I sit in the glow of fire and moon, No remorse, Only a fading smile.
I saw a Squrriel Fall from a Tree Once!!
I left the house around 2:30 in the afternoon. The sun was shining bright, but the wind was blowing steadily. I had hoped the squirrels wouldn’t be scurrying around on the ground if they were moving at all. The foliage was in that slow Fall transformation, but still pretty thick and hard to see small…
A Night in the Woods
I let the depths of the earth swallow me like a fish in a pond, Watching with intense eyes, As the ripples withered into dark tranquility, It took me like a moth to light, I vigorously danced with ferns and scavenged with raccoons, I swam with fish and ran with deer, I lead a troop…
Nature Calling!
I stand on the edge of reality, Peering into the eyes of destruction, Feeling the wind push the stench below my nose, A wave of wild ambition creeps in my veins, Mind and body sway with the trees.
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