Nectary 1 I learned the term”nectary” today –And the beautyI’ve seen, I take inlike a nourishingCommunion–Because the worldcontains fleshas much … Continue reading October 23, 2025

Opposites InteractSome days,the world presents itselfas a cold bowlof Dickensian porridge–Other days,as a lovelyhand-thrown bowlof ripened fruit.Either way,it’s the same … Continue reading October 22, 2025

ReclamationThe quartetof paintings & prints,having made peacein each other’s company,suggest the body tacit — delicacy power wild soul–in their depictions … Continue reading October 18, 2025

The Flight Out of BozemanI.Thank youforthis lovelinessthis smallness.The mountain majestytrod underfoothappens so differentlyfrom the majestytaken by air.Altitude dizziesin either place,but … Continue reading October 15, 2025

Beartooth HighwayI prefer my mountains scraped –scoured edges left icy & unfiled,sharp enough to carve clouds –But I’ll take any … Continue reading October 14, 2025

MT/WY Impressions1.An immodest forehead of rock juts out over a tumbled opal river,where a patient fishermancasts for redemptionwith hand-tied, artful … Continue reading October 10, 2025

The Lower Falls of the YellowstoneStanding next tothe smashing lower fallsof the raw Yellowstone Canyon is like witnessinga Wallops Island … Continue reading October 9, 2025

Bridger MountainsIn Bozeman, it’s possibleto keep a mountainin your own backyard.Not for ownership,like a pony, but fortending — like a … Continue reading October 8, 2025

PreludeLanding in CharlotteInstead,as we bankjust before dawn,the full moon gleams–iridescent as mother of pearl.An assertion of skyI didn’t knowI needed. … Continue reading October 6, 2025

By DesignThe other day,I knelt to gatherempty walnut shells,fascinated by theintricate details of their wrinkled interiors–The symmetry and variation, just … Continue reading September 8, 2025