The light burns brightest,

that burns within

 

Embers warm,

as memory dims

 

That final verse,

an Angel’s hymn

 

The light burns brightest

—that burns within

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)

Straddling the candle,

too close to the flame

 

A fiery benediction

—a smoldering refrain

 

(Grantham New Hampshire: February, 2017)

It’s not about your last move…

it’s about your next move

 

Forget about tomorrows past

 —and live your dream today

 

(Wheeling West Virginia: July, 2019)

 

Saying goodbye,

never saying hello

 

All doors locked behind me

—their keys made of stone

 

(Indianapolis Indiana: July, 2019)

The West changes you…

 its wind blowing

distant and near

 

A promise you

had always meant

to keep

 

A feeling

better gifted

than kept

 

A memory

forever waiting

—unknown

 

(Limon Colorado: July, 2019)

 

 

 

 

Where words end

—Zion begins

 

(Zion National Park: July, 2019)

Our love has gone from

hard cover to soft

 

The words between us typed,

no longer scribed

 

The moments counted,

that once were thrown breathless in the wind

 

Our feelings stilted

—with words to just describe

 

(Kanab Utah: July, 2019)

Forests of green

  call beyond the darkness

 

Where rivers flow

and verdant colors rhyme

 

Our hopes and wishes

dancing in the meadows

 

Calling us to a new

—and better time

 

(Kanab Utah: July, 2019)

Searching for,

not running from

 

My mind clear

—and spirit free

 

(Page Arizona: July, 2019)

Begging for space

Borrowing a feeling

Stealing a memory

 

Beartooth Pass: July 22, 2019