Month: September 2024

  Deep Pockets He sits cross-legged On smooth, gray granite Outside the tent, And watches the light Turn from gold to silver, Caught in that space between Daylight and dusk, When all things seem possible, And the remarkable, Ordinary. To hold his day Longer, closer, He goes through his pockets, And chooses memories To save […]

Moccasins Sneakers on, Laces tight, Crunching noisily Along the path, And wishing… Wishing for The silent tread Of the Cherokee Who walked these hills Before him. Sighing, He flings himself Down on the rock, And stares at the Campfire. I could sneak up on deer, He tells his dad, If I had moccasins. I could […]

Indian Summer He sees her standing Below the falls, Carefully balanced On the slippery rocks, And laughing In the hazy October sun. Only yesterday The ice-rimmed pool Mirrored angry gray clouds, And a wind out of the north Chilled his bones. Today, a warm yellow sun Has eaten the frost, And resurrected the ghost Of […]