Gators sprawl across cypress roots
Olive, gray green thick ripples, jade milk
Trinity River bottom
Moss grows like ancient hermit’s beards
Antediluvian prehistoric leviathan guardians
Stand like sentinels thrusting up from the muck
An army of heavy eternal trees
Guarding the twisted maze of life
The primordial East Texas swamp
Spotted gar glide along the surface like quiet torpedoes
Pileated woodpeckers hammer heavy beaks
Roseate spoonbills flash fancy bright showgirl plumage
Dinosaurs slumber like the breath of ghosts
And I barely breathe in the solitude
This is the place I travel
This is the place to become still
This is my place
This is utopia
Gators wallow like lazy feral hogs
In gooey mud green murk
Trinity River bottom
I wander… my beard hanging heavily like moss
And I breathe in the solitude.
A book of nature inspired poems and essays, written from the heart and soul of a life-long nature, animal, and wilderness lover, and dedicated to today’s children - Earth's only hope for a better tomorrow.
This book won 'The Poetry Category'
Explore the mystery of how nature makes unexpected gifts of creative wonders to an unsuspecting caregiver one late night and early morning in southeastern Georgia, USA.
A book of nature inspired poems and essays, written from the heart and soul of a life-long nature, animal, and wilderness lover, and dedicated to today’s children - Earth's only hope for a better tomorrow.
This book won 'The Poetry Category'