Into the Woods

(Click to enlarge and step in . . .)

What is it about the woods

that is so resonant?

Trees: 

you'll find them in most of my books.

Paths and roads and rivers:

also in most of my books.

Always the lure

of 

natural images.

"I'm going for a walk . . .

You come, too . . ." *

Mm?

(*From Robert Frost's "The Pasture")

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Refilling the Well

Sometimes

you empty your well

and

need to refill it

so

you find a lake

and a kayak

and you set off

and all is quiet

and

the sky so blue

the clouds so white

above

and

below

and

you stop

and let the well

refill

ahhhhhh

you say

ahhhhhh

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The Not-so-brisk Walk

I'm going out to take a brisk walk

but

barely out the door

there is this:

(click to enlarge all photos)

(it helps)

Helloooo, cone flower

hellooooo, bee

Two more steps

and then:

I touch its wilted neighbor

and it dissolves

blood red

in my hand

Onward

going to walk

going to walk briskly

but

then

Hellooo, black-eyed Susan

and

giant hippo boulder

. . . 

Walk on, walk on

and then

Oh, mannnn!

Oh, mannnn!

Look at that!

That's it.

I wave the white flag.

I call a truce.

I'm not walking anywhere.

I'm just going to sit here

and 

drool.

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The Beauty of a Weed

Click to enlarge. 

 Put your face right in there.

  

Stunning, right?

Queen Anne's Lace

(species Daucus carota)

 is considered a 'noxious weed.'  

huh.

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