Variations of Form

On a day of her choosing, summer exiles her vernal sister.Dispatched from the realm with a sidelong scorch, spring retreats. Eager seeds, too long in slumber, awaken beneath her footsteps. Their coats crack open. Spines of bright chlorophyll unfurl, an Homage of leaflets, tender cairns that mark her journey. As a mountain lion she traverses… Continue reading Variations of Form

Crossroads

We gathered at the center where all roads meet.One left breadcrumbs that were eaten by song birds. Two looked back to find a sand storm erasing her progress. Three was on a journey to wherever she found herself.Four had a compass that kept forgetting its purpose. Five arrived with a plan, this destination was on… Continue reading Crossroads

Smile-O-Byte

I stand on a river bank, the swirling waters beckon. A bright yellow circle, two eyes, a mouth, no nose, rushes by. The original, the prototype, the progenitor, the first smile. More neon flavors follow, faces slicing the virtual current. What symbol is my avatar, my vessel, my surrogate? Shall I posit myself in a… Continue reading Smile-O-Byte

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A scorched Coast Live Oak that survived the Woolsey Fire, Conejo Open Space - November 2019

The mother the daughter and the What is that empty space? We need to fill it. Fill it up with explanations that amaze our self-regard. Here are compound eyes flecked with the dust of stars made by Matter is a pickle, or is this pickle omnipotent, like energy, like the predestined, the chosen by What… Continue reading Cipher