Obedient to earthy changes,
a burden on ones who believe,
flutters hearts so awe inspiring,
wave upon wave of celestial visions,
to savor moments never returned,
willowy thoughts to encompass all,
retreats into nature's cradle,
for fickle the ways of seasons,
so amorous as they jockey for position,
poised to render the world in bounty
but gropes with the scheme of possession
and parades itself as somber as a funeral.
A further collection of poems, many from years in the Middle East, but also the California San Francisco and Central Coast areas (Santa Cruz, Carmel, Big Sur, Berkeley, etc.).