fog dawn this morning
it won’t even really rain
just tears. and fires.
End of…
conservation
Democracy in Action
on this dreary day
plagued by plagues, wildfires
votes matter so much
Red Sky at Morning, Climate Gives Warning
it’s not fall here yet
because climate change gifts drought
(endless heat and sun)
yet, the trees persist.
they tell us what we don’t know
with perfect colors.
Warm Yet Cool
October roses
shouldn’t still be bursting blooms
alas, climate change
Prickly and Hot
Monday is cactus
trying to create flowers
in the desert sun
Atardecer a Nuestro Viaje
sunset petroglyph
lighting up our last night here
with teens who smile
Debates
“presidential” words
have left our society
with this disaster
but what can we do?
race the sunrise up the trail?
or trip ourselves down?
either way, we pant,
exhausted before the day
can even burn us.
Remote Learning Perks
September travel?
we can learn geology
and visit arches
we can buy peaches
from the orchards where they’re grown
relishing their juice
yet COVID follows
with at-capacity parks,
a shut-down ghost town
my motto follows:
be prepared. pack sushi, fruit.
drive towards the sunset.
find the world’s curves
where the sky clears away smoke
and we can just. breathe.
Cherish the Earth
the garden goes on
far into September nights
when i make salsa
and another quiche
made by my girl while canning
consumed my evening
Classic Colorado
fall aspens: golden
it’s worth the annual drive
and finding our path
