October Path, Northend of East Eagle . . . Eagle Cap Wilderness
On the road in the American Northwest.
October Path, Northend of East Eagle . . . Eagle Cap Wilderness
On the road in the American Northwest.
CHILL MOUNTAINS OF THE HEART
Wind out of nowhere,
Rocks fracturing from high vertical cliffs,
O Chill mountains of the heart,
When will I learn the ancient Art
of stonepine and nutcracker?
Of making my stash of seeds of hope,
come good years, and come bad.
Chill mountains of the heart,
steep descent into the winding waters of compassion,
slow steady rise of mist and broken light,
razor ridge dividing known from unknown,
and unknown from unknowable,
Horizon forever retreating as I come near.
O Sheer signal fire of peace.
Hummingbird Pass,
Eagle Cap Wilderness,
Oregon, X.29.2008
