Tearing at the roots
of what life is about,
science strips us bare
To wilt in description,
formulaic interred
—ivy walls that snare
(The New Room: August, 2021)
Tearing at the roots
of what life is about,
science strips us bare
To wilt in description,
formulaic interred
—ivy walls that snare
(The New Room: August, 2021)
Ectopic Wanderings
Born far from where
I was supposed to be,
nearer to the end
I chased the beginning
throughout my life
—forever going home
(Red Lodge Montana: September, 2021)
18kt Memories
I’ll wear a Rolex
once I’m dead,
as accolades surround
The past what’s left
of what was right,
buried in the ground
Beneath my dreams
above my hope,
one wish to tell the tale
Of life now lived
with death in charge
—new gold among the shale
(Ouray Colorado: September, 2021)
As Darkness Fell…
I got in the door
when no one was looking
and stayed
as the world looked away
I crashed every feeling
borrowing dreams
awake
in the afternoon’s mourning
(Ely Nevada: September, 2021)
Together Alone
Wisdom and love
in conflict they wed
to sleep through the darkness
—alone in the same bed
(Gardiner Montana: September, 2021)
Rent To Own
Once you move past
the imagery and symbols
vision stays constant
—connection secure
(Thermopolis Wyoming: September, 2021)
Saying goodbye to all that’s past,
tomorrow slipped away
The moment cherished, the instant pure
—living for today
(Dubois Wyoming: September, 2021)
Searching for ideas
necessary to our existence
from legends
We challenge
the future
—with voices from the past
(Rock Springs Wyoming: September, 2021)
Tomorrow in the barn,
today is at rest
A horse running free
—creation reset
(Dreamsleep: August, 2021)
Bags…
stuffed full with dreams
packed in the night
—waiting for dawn
(Dreamsleep: August, 2021)
The older I get
the lesser the pain
the gentler the words
—a healing refrain
The older I get
the sweeter the song
as memory protects
—myself to belong
(Dreamsleep: August, 2021)
Idaho is
as America was
her voice in the canyons
and mountains above
Idaho is
where today meets the sun
baptized in her beauty
—new rivers to run
(Dreamsleep: August, 2021)
Fire burns hottest
that burns below
Centuries rage
heartache’s grow
The coldest cold
blows just above
A gripping blizzard
—wrath ungloved
(Dreamsleep: August, 2021)
Writing empty spaces,
words taken away
Leaving a great silence
—where destiny plays
(Dreamsleep: August, 2021)