death - old bones, new snow

stones

June 1, 2026November 10, 2014 by bonesnsnow

I’m old enough now to see how I’ve lived my life in dogs, each a sun-warmed stone in this stream of loneliness. by these have I kept my feet dry, have I so far made it across. I look into the brown eyes of my young black dog, and can’t help but do the math. … Read more

Poems From Retreat – Shambhala Mountain Center July 2014, Part I

June 1, 2026July 25, 2014 by bonesnsnow

Poems sometimes surface while on retreat. Most simply rise and then fade away, but a few linger long enough to be written down. Here the first of several from a recent retreat in Colorado mountain center Part I grasses, tall ready to seed. sage intermingled the incongruity of six bright blue flowers across … Read more

fall

June 1, 2026October 12, 2013 by bonesnsnow

the birds know long before I of this coming, this winter, the aching moans of geese raining warnings from the late summer sky. most will soon be leaving, sailing the invisible seams of gravity, heading south ahead of the freeze. but we will stay on, as the days fall away. I am … Read more