“It is not easy to live in that continuous awareness of things which alone is true living.” (Joseph Wood Krutch, The Desert Year.)

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Not sunshine on ice snow brilliance
curve of bird flight
light shimmer on water.

This –

Darkness in winter’s night
lost stars in evergreen tangle.

Now –

Evidence of things seen
under incandescent light.

What was, is, will be –
glory of the given world
resplendent light of ages
tender repose of our ancestors.

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Portland, Oregon – January 23, 2017