someday
i’ll meet
God
on a
mountain
or beach
maybe at a
coffee shop and
we’ll instantly
recognize each other
with neck hugs
and back pats
then, awed
i will bow
low and
God will
smile grace,
reach down,
pick me up
and put me in
his shirt pocket
near his heart
to carry
me
home.
a poet in his pocket
14 Mar 2017 8 Comments
in free verse Tags: God, grace, home, mountain, pocket
life’s pilgrimage
20 Jan 2017 6 Comments
in haiku Tags: life, mountain, pilgrimage, walk
weary traveler
lift eyes to refresh long view
walk the narrow way
Road to Santiago – image from CDHK
whispered in forest
16 Jan 2017 30 Comments
in quadrille Tags: camp, clouds, mountain, pines, smoke
breathe clear mountain air
camp beneath whispering
pines listen to nocturnal
noise as whispers of clouds
shadow dance with haloed moon
campfire embers glow while
smoke-curl whispers spiral up
i welcome irresistible tickle
when you whisper soft into ear
warm touch overwhelms words
Joining De and dVerse Poets at the pub for a round of quadrilles…
transients
06 Sep 2016 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: columbine, life, mountain, paintbrush
Inspired by Delores’ paintbrush flowers featured at: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
mountain meadow bursts
rose paintbrush, blue columbines,
field mouse-ear chickweed
inhale life’s beauty today
fast fades each season’s flowers
photos by A. Schonlau
National Parks Service
European tour: Bulgaria
09 Jun 2016 Leave a comment
in haiku Tags: beach, cliff, forest, mountain, sea
Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai hosts virtual tour of Europe this month.
beyond beach crowd noise
forest preserve wraps mountain
cliff overlooks sea
(Photo credit: CDHK)
a walking haibun
09 May 2016 24 Comments
in haibun Tags: beach, forest, mountain, prairie, walk
“Home is everything you can walk to.” ― Jerry Spinelli, Stargirl
To hike a mountain wearing backpack is divine; climb to cool heights with marmots, and drink in far vistas. To stroll barefoot along the sandy beach is mesmerizing; play catch-me-if-you-can with foamy waves, and chase seagulls. To meander with walking stick on fern trail through piny forest is refreshing; listen for bears, and follow a stony stream. To exercise with dog on rural mile is simple enjoyment; be led over gently rolling hill, push into prairie wind, and gaze at the wide expanse of sky.
walk down gravel road
see the farmer working field
pure ambulation
Come take a walk with the poets at dVerse !
gone fishing
28 Apr 2016 5 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: father, fish, lake, mountain, pines
by cold mountain lake
among whispering pines
father helps bait hook
Inspired by Ubugu’s haiku featured at CDHK
for my brother
29 Mar 2016 36 Comments
in free verse Tags: brother, hike, mountain, summit, vista
Yesterday, you and I hiked steep slopes above timberline together.
Yesterday, we scrambled to the mountain’s rocky summit, shouting;
Yesterday, both of us could see for miles into the future’s glorious vista.
Today, we sit on this boulder, gulping for oxygen and squinting at horizon.
Today, trail is precarious scree and semi-obscured by fog of fears, tears
Today, we rub our aching muscles and commiserate with breaking hearts
But tomorrow…tomorrow will dawn brilliant where sorrow will be no more!
Linking this poem (revised from an earlier version) with d’Verse Poets today. I’m hosting “poetics” with a mountain theme and the online pub opens at 3 EST. Come join us!
ancient history preserved
27 Nov 2015 7 Comments
in tanka, Uncategorized Tags: Creator, mountain, rocks
- photo credit: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
climb up the mountain
stories of many cultures
speak of Creation
___
revelations in rocks tell
tales of time’s voiced beginning
Tuvan petroglyphs
Link to CDHK (#866) about Tuvan people in Altai Mountains of Mongolia
pining for fresh aire
14 Oct 2014 8 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: evergreens, mountain, sunshine, wildflowers
Photo and prompt: Carpe Diem “Time Glass” #6 “Pine Tree”
( a tanka)
sunshine takes a hike
to mountaintop meadow of
fragrant wildflowers;
highlights lofty evergreens,
ancient monarchs reign from cliff.
dear desire
23 Jul 2014 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: cabin, cello, desire, kingdom, mountain, peace
build me a mountain
cabin by the sea where i
will write poetry
_____
play me softly slow
making music like cello
strum hum legato
_____
let children live loved
proclaim peace throughout the land
kingdom of heaven
a poem in my pocket 
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