2017.06.20: soul solstice

summer or winter
light or darkness; black or white
accident of birth

learning to see both – wisdom
empathizing with both – love

2017.06.19: free range

grazing on spring green
spotted in summer red coats
deer without borders

passing over the line
between seeing and judging
wall raised behind us

two-feet long goatee
yellow bandana-do-rag
jogging in the heat

thunder overnight
bringing much needed sleep
sometimes dreams come true

mama’s flight and hiss
plaintive shrills of hungry mouths
starlings under eaves

unable to move

18 wheels and 40 tons

waiting for rescue