remembered old times
found recessed, hid deep inside
springs newly found youth

your silver night’s light
shifting golden in our days
stars and sun combined

do you think of me
as I surely think of you
I'm thinking of you

bright alaska night
taking long evening hikes
midnight sun stays late

The always knowing
Right where you take your stand
Under any condition no matter what
Situation you've faced it's your constant
Trust in your own convictions that I lean on.

citrus clouds ascend
converge above bleakened scenes
uplifting spirits

A warm hug really says it all..........

momma bear
teaching to climb
three cubs play

thinking optional
big brother has the power
to decide for you
now all pressure is released
back to regular scheduling

Turn lightening off
from lowly human's switching
Yet the current stays

what's your heart saying
listen closely, it's true
your head will fool you

My bride smirks within
thinking, she loves, when I write,
three line harlequins

those melancholy calls
echo through frozen timber
wherever they fall

golden rays soon fade
earthly green dyed lifeless brown
dusted in fall frost

All those silly young dad fears
Bouncing boy came in swingin’, us cheerin’
My life brighter for all these years
first day of work, boy to man
Excuse my tears

signs for lines
segregated lives
genocide

Sitting down, feet up
Fire dancing , early night chill
Peace as embers glow

the brook babbles by as we watch the leaves turn
some falling midstream carried off around that bend
from the front porch rocking in our deep woods cabin

life's contrast sharpens
looking through the white birch stand
dotted with yellow

light fades faster as the sun makes it's procession
our lush green abundance from days ago now gone
alaskan seasons change with timely cruel precision


the focus complete
seeing my life's eternal mate
rocking beside me

her honeysuckle patterned dress brushing the ground  as she swings

it's all as it should be...

times are bittersweet
my own young ones growing fast
my parents in bed

Living in the dirt
Night crawlers, my closest companions
Yet even I found hope

sliding on glass tops
fins slicing mercury lips
wet wind shuts my eyes

follow your stars
so bright and shiny
into darkness

the rainbow rises
from a rippled glacial pool
hoping hes hungry

reaching up to you
ill tides dragging me under
angel on high ground

you make my blood boil
burning me from the inside
caustic corrosion

within an instance
praying mantis pounce on prey
blink and it's over

Silver tails overhead
Green heads skirt the pond
I remain grounded

going with the flow
by paddle or by the oar
now row ymmij row

huckleberry day
lazily drifting along
cane poles and crickets

traffic flowing south
while northern geese point away
the quiets coming

miles apart outside
spirits intertwined within
always together

silver shimmers
placid ponds his soul mirror
quiet reflection