Category Archives: Poetry

Poetic works

Wáshitá

Wáshitá
For many years I felt the call to visit the Wáshitá battlefield. But as I drove across country the days were so long I could not manage the extra time. Finally, in November of ’02, on a long drive to Santa Fe I felt compelled to stop. A half-hour before sunset I drove into a…
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Fire

Fire
More than a sighting or an encounter, it was a visitation from a massive meteor. We smelled it burn up before us. Green Apples Green apples were past ripening on the ground, the blackbird had bedded down in the reeds, and crickets had began their evening song. A point of light over the trees dimmed…
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Water

Water
Horseshoe Crabs In '94 I visited Cape May, New Jersey with my sister. Every year on the full moon of May great numbers of birds converge there for the eggs of horseshoe crabs. As the sun touches the western horizon and the full moon breaks over the east, terns and red knots go into a…
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Blind Writing: The Barest Rain

Blind Writing: The Barest Rain
 http://youtu.be/fUW4PeF8hh0 YouTube Video Link: "The Barest Rain" From the walking meditation, blind writing with music and imagery with Rain as the muse.  The duration of 12:34 minutes acknowledges the presence of guidance in the work. The rain recorded here is from Hurricane Irene which devastated Vermont in 2011.   Words, Music, and Imagery Copyright 2013 Harry…
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