Cement, plaster, iron and glass man’s permanent structures sure faded fast So glad we’re together, so glad we know that a garden well tended will eventually grow it may take a while, even long years expect a few tangent’s, a few well paced tears but…

An element or certainly two Floating past one another In the vast watery landscape Interacting through electrons Chemicals that form complex attractions Each second, numerous connections That lead to large, diverse compounds A marvelous broth to nourish the future Life will arrive soon Maybe in…

Parched and twisted, my mind reflected the desert surrounding me this last year, emptied and lost. The sun there scorches and thins all it touches, a child’s plastic rattle half buried in the ocher dust shattered in my hand when pulled, brittle shards, and I…

As a child you played in the dirt making mud pies for your daddy, teasin’ momma with the wigglin’ worms you were a mighty dinosaur, eating trees made of broccoli growing like a weed in the dirt Helping your grandma pick the berries, one for…

Dear, teacher: Ramona at 36, desperate…near quitting   I see you sitting in the rocking chair with that baby-near-toddler in your lap watching Def Jam poetry listening to Taylor Mali’s poem about what teachers make – falling apart because you know you are buckling under…

The brick laden road of the 12th Enclave Guides me to the pop-up stall. I haven’t been here in 5 years, Yet I know the way Like a conquistador through a jungle I turn the corner And approach the sitting man. I hand him my…

There is a journey Not a path I chose But a life chosen for me I was given an opportunity A chance to love hopelessly To take the journey of difficulty One day I met you That first day I met you That’s when it…

“The land knows you, even when you are lost.” Rich and Raw Unblemished and pure  Wild and free Mother Nature The earth runs in my veins her soil feeds my hunger affinity divine kinship and familiarity,  You give unto me.  Nurture so sublime. A perfect…

The sun is so bright How could there be a sad day The sun is so bright It lights the moon in a special way The sun is so bright My day will never be the same The sun is so bright My skin can…

The land knows you, even when you are lost. It will find you and bring you home. Sometimes faith feels so distant and it leaves the landscape dark. But the light inside of your spirit will illuminate bright with a steady spark. Keep your eyes…