I treasure the earth. Warm sunshine and clean air. Quiet solitude where I can hear myself think. Soft moss and velvet ferns That cushion my feet. The lullaby of the forest, And symphony of the ocean. Sweet camellia and magnolia blossoms, Fireflies and hummingbirds, imagination in flight. Treat her well, and Mother Earth will reward … Continue reading Mother Earth loves you
Tag: nature
Shaky ground
Diatribes rage on Accusations flung like knives No leg to stand on
Spring is in the air
While the sun seems to have returned to my beaches and woods, I think there will be a few fits and starts of cold and rainy weather. Spring is making Her presence felt, and it's a welcome change. I ventured out to my local State Park, just a few miles down the road. It had … Continue reading Spring is in the air
Follow the leader
On a cloudless day, Under an unlimited ceiling, A skein flew in perfect formation Strafing the shorebirds with taunts From their lofty height, Flaunting their superior aerial agility
The pathless woods
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but Nature more.” ~ Lord Byron
Red lanterns
He liked to observe emotions; they were like red lanterns strung along the dark unknown of another's personality, marking vulnerable points.” ~ Ayn Rand Try as I might to shield them, my vulnerabilities, my weaknesses, are as glaring as red lanterns calling the wolves to my door.





