Clear-cut Vision

Like a ship
the cabin sits
adrift upon
a storm-tossed tract

island of green
in vast, gray sea
bereft, marooned
without redress

instead a prow now
on insistent change
stalwart beacon
for future tree surrounds.

Rocks and Stars

Keen appreciator
of rocks and stars
in all their splendor

story-tellers
of long-ago
dramatic epochs

stunning chronicles
of deep, boisterous time
beyond the knowable.