by Nate Long | May 26, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Mosquito Medicine : Mosquito, mosquito,The tiny tricksterTeaching with discomfortBiting and buzzing andFlying into the earTrying to break my concentrationsYour mission is like HeyokaPassing wisdom with a sly smile Mosquito you teach meOf how the annoyances of lifeOf...
by Nate Long | May 23, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Inviting the Seven Directions : EASTWe invite you Sister East.You are that magical moment when the sun sparks alive on the horizon and when life is almost ready to be birthed.Please give us an inspirational focus to begin life.You are Inspiration and anticipation. You...
by Nate Long | May 19, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Stone on the Mountain : It is cold and snowingThe trail at my sore feet is icy and hardThe wind blows off the steep bank on my leftDown over me on its way to some valley belowThe air is thin and bites at my throatBut I continue my song as I move up the path Wolf moves...
by Nate Long | May 10, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Hummingbird Lessons : There is a loud buzzing, maybe it is Bee or Cicada.I hear the sound stop suddenly — it has landed.I cannot see this creature until I lay back on my blanketAnd look up through the tree limbs. There, five feet above my gaze sits Hummingbird....
by Nate Long | May 2, 2016 | Illustration
Coffee Islands : SO… a little fun here… Yesterday I woke to find I put a white t-shirt on with stains… so I got creative. I’m putting this out here on Facebook to officially date this as a trademark and my own IP… ha ha… so if you...
by Nate Long | Apr 22, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
My Garden : Waking to the smell of fresh dirtI may have been sleepwalking in the garden againWhere I pull weeds from around the pepper plantsAnd converse again with the worms and ants. I check my fingernails but there is no sign of soilAnd there never has been a...
