O Coyote
Once in the dead of night
Quick Coyote caught my sight
Weaving through the hills up in the sky.
Once far away from here
Lone coyote caught my ear.
Go and find a place to run and hide.
Trickster turned upside down
O Coyote O Coyote
Over on the edge of town
O Coyote O
Trickster turned upside down
O Coyote O Coyote
Casting shadows on the ground
O Coyote O
Living in the wide open
Trickster stole into my den
Climbing up a ladder to the sky.
Way out on the edge of space
Look creation in the face:
Thorns and scorpions, rivers dry.
Way out on horizon’s line
Look Creator in the eye:
Cedar, Juniper & Pinion Pine.
Meadowlark on river’s wind,
Ladder up and back again,
Weaving through the hills up in the sky.
100 Starling Sky
Early Morning
Pretty as a poem
100 starling sky
Our house surrounded
In trees, on the ground
Won't you take me with you somehow?
And they flew above, walked below
Flew above, walked below
Ocean Washed-Up Souvenirs
photo by Julian Charles