Musings at Lunch

Musings at Lunch

Musings at Lunch : Gold tea steamsIn a child’s ceramic cup A jazz tune hoversJust beneathThe mutterings and mumblingsOf businessmenSitting in the corner booth Blowing then sippingWith eyes focused on the leavesThat have settled to the bottom Listening and...
A Thousand-Fold Cross-Roads

A Thousand-Fold Cross-Roads

A Thousand-Fold Cross-Roads : There’s an important point You stand on in the road. A place where you will one day Remember with pivotal importance. It is a thousand-fold cross-roads. Some paths look harder than others. Some look prettier and more inviting. But...
Ancestors

Ancestors

Ancestors : There are times when we feel them walking beside us Or behind us. Or standing in the shadows. Then there are times when we become them. This is my journey –Nate Long “Owl” Ink with digital...
Red Bear

Red Bear

Red Bear : When my boundaries feel particularly thinRed Bear comes to protect meAnd so no one can get close enough to touch meAnd no one can hurt me. At these times I am alone within my own universe,Without family… without lovers… without love. Red Bear is protecting...
Trout’s Home

Trout’s Home

Trout’s Home : This is the home of TroutJust below the liquid iceJust beneath the blue and green reflectionsOf big skies, tall pines and mountain peaks Skittish and quick If Beaver comes pokingOr Bear comes stompingOr the Two-legged with a stick and a...
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