Poetry, biography, and children's book author
Tell me again how the grassland swayed as if in worship, waving to sky whenever the mute-footed giants walked by, and tell of the mountains on earth they made. Of how they left footprints around their graves from pacing with grief as deep as muddy rivers—and how they bowed to the bloodied ground. Remind… Continue reading Elegy for the Elephant
Reflecting on Mountains at Ojai, California Like sleeping elephants they lie, with moonlight on their monstrous faces, Around the world the moon cries, and sinks over faceless monsters. blankets of chamise and oak draping, dry as heavy hides. They cannot hide, their numbers shrink, bones bleaching in the grass. They huddle closely, safe as stone,… Continue reading Sleeping Elephant Mountains