i am not here now
forever staring at screens.
i am here. on skis.
conservation
Powfect
a powder escape
from the harsh reality
of everyday life
Dreary Drought
even in winter
the creek’s reflection persists
(a skeletal view)
End of…
fog dawn this morning
it won’t even really rain
just tears. and fires.
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.
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