A magnificent hiking adventure, Michele and I were privileged to experience, in costal southern Oregon within the Samuel H. Boardman corridor - 12 miles of forested linear park .... Digital image: rlc

It was there
Suddenly before us,
The trailhead we’d been hoping to find,
That special path that would take us
Somewhere we’d never been…

With no misgivings, and
After checking our water and
Provisions, we forged up a narrow
Rain-moistened trail through dense evergreens
And ferns - cameras at the ready - in search
Of something we’d never experienced

Today I found your soul
Opening to myriad reflections
Glistening on the ocean in an afternoon sun;
Out from us the white-capped surface stretched south along
The coast and west to the visible horizon in shades
Of greens and blues and whites

And while the wings of your heart
Unfurled, I sensed your imagination quickened
As we neared the promontories crest; here refreshing
Northern winds were influencing the treetops; swaying rhythmically,
A choir of sounds (as a whispering of ancient voices) was welcoming us
To a place known only to seagulls and angels; here, encompassing us,
An Elysian splendor – imprinted with myriad involutions of life
And colors and smells - held us enchanted in the eye of
The Creator’s ineffable invention

Today, my love,
Our hearts soar together
In this place where living seems
Uninfluenced by the collusive tendencies
Of man, as we flow in unity with creation, and
A sense of oneness prevails with Spirit



richard lloyd cederberg
1/2012