The misty, night rain, Soaking bare trees, Bringing nourishment. I stand at the window, A steady beat echoes

Misty fog floating through bare trees. Cold waves of wind coarse through the woods whistling as they go

A path with heart Is full of love Which makes us right Brings in the light And chases the dark.

Squirrels with bushy orange tails leap about the deck. Crickets hum, confused that it’s not dark yet. The caw of a blue jay

Geese are honking As they fly Across an orange colored Sky. My spirit soars

Memories of my childhood Visit more and more Each day, As ghosts of past relatives Cast their shadows,

On the brink of leaving, To go beyond These borders And say good-bye, To all you know,

White heron skidding the blue, grey water, of the bay. How free and easy you make it look,

Soft gray clouds pass slowly by, Soon they will release a gift of r… Trees are shedding their leaves As they turn red, orange and yello… Signaling the squirrels to collect…

In the bright moments My mind is a flame, Melting obstacles, Gaining gifts of wisdom. In the dark moments

The birds flock to the bird feeder, some with black, capped heads and others with

Old friends walking on the beach, the waves bring in, memories, of carefree days;

It’s a billion stars moving and co… While we sleep. It’s one miracle after another and… We do not take the leap. It’s the great heave of nature

Time passing by now In a blink of the eye, In the clap of a hand, In the chirp of a bird, In a flash of light

The buck in the garden Chewing up hard earned Labor, His antlers raise, His ears perk up, as