with two days left here
i was hoping to share this
forest walk; paddle
my trip isn’t hers
(i’m trying to make it mine)
the one sunny day
she briefly emerged
to shop and model by bay
at least i have that
Seward loves murals
though they’re few and far apart
capturing life here
a redemptive hike
tolerably steep, pretty
to a glacier’s start
disappearing ice
is one reason for this trip
cold is beautiful
snowfields beat out scree
a challenge i can live with
and get to slide down
i’m hours faster
than the warning on their map
hiking solo wins!
marmot friends tease me
better than seeing a bear
top of world views
hiking to high tea
(a different version of high)
altitude wins sips
perfect alpine lakes
to start and finish the day
as we drink in views
glacially made mirrors
waterfall motivation
for the long walk down
bluebird mountain day
catching the golden aspens
before they burn bare
we’re the post office:
through wind, rain, sleet, clouds… weather
we weather the storm
just another day
in the life we’ve created
in sickness and health
ten thousand stone steps
slippery at dawn, at noon
as mist never stops
ten thousand reasons
to be afraid of this hike,
yet we keep trekking
ten thousand peak views
all in different shades of light
just like our marriage
ten thousand questions
when we married at twenty
look how far we’ve come
everything’s broken
the car, the obese dog… me
oh, but the orchid.
your bucket list waits
for a ‘delicate’ sunset,
a breathtaking arch
your children await
at the top of a boulder
with the perfect view
a lifetime awaits
at the end of vacation
yet memories last
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