the largest moons of jupiter
are not that hard to see:
ganymede is bigger than
the planet mercury;
io is a fiery place
with hundreds of volcanoes;
castillo sports a pitted face
with huge, primeval craters;
europa has deep waters where
new life-forms might abound–
yes, i love to watch these worlds
go dancing ’round and ’round.
–photo by me
the heron found fish
by the score
around an old stump
by the shore,
but they could escape
his attack
by swimming around
to the back–
no matter which way
that he jumped,
the great blue heron
was… stumped.
–photo by me
forest trees log in
to an underground network–
their own ‘wood wide web’
–photo by me
there lives a young buck known as joe
who secretly feels like a doe,
and he would spread the word
to the rest of the herd–
but he don’t have the balls to say so.
–photo by me
i walked among
the curious deer
and found peace;
i strode between
the towering pines
and found humility;
i danced around
the wildflowers
and found happiness;
yes, i reached out
to mother nature
and found myself.
–photo by son aaron
when we were
savage, roaming tribes,
our gods were
savage too;
then, when we got ‘civilized’,
god was born anew.
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the new god
was less like thunder,
and more like
me and you,
and so i have to wonder–
who created who?
–photos by me
old memories fade–
leaving nostalgic feelings
for places unknown
–photo by me
beyond the pines,
a grove of lines–
trees like quills
on porcupines;
sure, they’re sleek
and quite unique,
but they’re no good
for hide-and-seek.
–photo by me
–photos by me
