Can you see, hear, feel it Just from an image? Wind whipped landscape Scree toppled over snow gum Couples bending backwards Tree branch fingers of ice cling Catapult hail in passing Blistering howl of gale Need only a gentle touch A warm hand To bring back softly To land
The salty sea understands Vast unbounded loneliness Despite surrounded by Bountiful land Fringed with company Immersed in memories Exuding calmest thought Her placid shores Lap at my feet Spurring me on
Thankful for lights in trees Just as limbs lose their leaves Just as workers escape Through the darkness Wondering, if not for trees Would we ever be enlightened?
Count the stars of heaven 