Bench (shadorma)

There’s a bench

I use for thinking,

Tucked neatly

In the trees,

Where chimes are always tinkling

Sweetly in the breeze

–Photo by me

tipi tears (shadorma)

the tipi

was the perfect home

for the proud

indian–

until white man sentenced him

to life on the rez

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–photos by me

wild days & mild nights (shadorma)

when night comes

to woodland meadows,

the dancing

wildflowers

cease their joyous gyrations

and tuck themselves in

–photo by me

writer’s block (shadorma)

writers’ minds

may hold the small seeds

of some great

ideas

and yet, they may find themselves

waiting for the wind

–photo by me

turkeys (shadorma)

some turkeys

brutally attack

others to

establish

their god-given mating rights–

like real turkeys

–photo by me

peaceful protest (shadorma)

docile deer

occupy the road

in peaceful

protest of

the human exploitation

of their deer trails

–photo by son aaron

tree magic (shadorma)

trees are made

mostly from the air

with the aid

of sunlight

science is real magic–

the magic of trees

–photo by me