Grand Canyon
My morning song is a song sung along The edge of a canyon rim. Starlight dreams become, it seems, My morning requiem. Sun rising higher, morning fire Burning darkness away Rocky place suspended in space Then softer by light of day. Nothing’s wrong singing this song A misty morning call Mists disappear so […]
The Call of the Loon
A loon will soon in June Send shivers up our spines Long lonesome wail, speckled tail Hysteric cackle in pines Calm lake is blue Morning mist, I get the gist Mirror calm by raindrops kissed Loon swims by, warbling cry Leaves a wake that cuts the lake In two
Yosemite
In my search for church I heard the voice of God, Whispering in the pines. It took a while, I drove a mile The hills were steep with sharp inclines. I did not know it would be so But then I found the chapel spire Sun setting it afire Whispered word from […]
Mist on Moor
A mist on the moor is magic, brings tales of old that are tragic; tales that are fresh tales that are new Tales of morning, sparkling in dew. A mist on the moor is the haunt of mythical men, lean and gaunt; men cloaked in black hidden daggers […]
Dawn Hunter
With the world the birds awake Tweety songs at dawn’s daybreak Birds flit by, slept the night through Owl finds a daytime roost hooty-hoo Night no more, day is here Birds with songs of cheer appear There’s a mimic mockingbird humming Woodpecker – staccato drumming Grey old catbird sneaks right by A dozing dog […]
Paradigm Shift II
I stand in the Alps, breathtaking view My restless eyes want something new I look up the Maypole, sky quite odd. Beyond the blue, is there a God? I look back down, I look to the west I gaze and hope I’ll find some rest Hopeful I gaze quarter turn to the right Northern lights, […]
Paradigm Shift I
It’s called a paradigm shift Our daily view of truth From mountaintop to valley below Questions from our youth We dance around the alpine Maypole Eyes sweep up to its top Scene transformed from black abyss To jutting rock outcrop We dance looking south to the ominous edge A fall far out of […]
Lake Winnipeg
I almost drowned one spring day in Lake Winnipeg off the shore of Camp Arnes, Manitoba, when I was 15 years old. Camp Arnes is a huge Bible mission located 10 miles north of Gimli, Manitoba, 70 miles north of Winnipeg. It runs its own programs, but also rents the facility out to other organizations […]