i
Annandale Park
Water wimples yellow setting light;
fir trees play a subtle evening wind;
a park bench overlooks the lower lake;
slender fingers fill with tender warmth
the soft foundation of your lover's thought,
as ripples lap the shore with tiny waves.
ii
Lake Mendocino
Bright green baby oak leaves bud and thrive,
all aflutter in the cool spring breeze;
blue-white skies sift up through oaken throngs
to reach the hilltop where your silent breath
meditates on evanescent forms,
immersed in airs that shimmer through the brush.
iii
Marin Headlands
Blue-green swells and breakers rise and fall
among chasmatic rocks, below tall slopes,
crashing spray up furrowed canyon folds;
a solitary cypress stands aslant
grasses greened by ever present mists,
where quietly you watch the ocean slide.
iv
Orr Springs Road
An asphalt shadow turns away to melt
into a redwood valley, masked from sight;
a weave of shadows glance the crescent moon,
firmly rooted in the mountainside;
you offer light into meandrous bark,
and oak leaves all around lift up a sigh.
v
Harbin Hot Springs
Fig leaves shift and scatter midday beams
across a pool of water, warm with prayer;
mantras, delicate as steam, imbue
the atmosphere with silence, pure and primal;
floating like a leaf down gentle streams,
you gaze on stillness deep within your presence.
vi
Montgomery Woods
Random bits of sunlight drift astray,
sifting through the air as if through water;
massive columns spiral straight and strong,
flush against the skies; their deep green whispers
drizzle back to settle soft as dew,
where, swayed with awe, you watch the treetops waver.
vii
Usal Beach
Redwood sculptures dance into the dusk,
graceful motions poised along the ridge top;
the rhythmic roll of waves resound and dim,
a heartbeat pulsing far through leafy rafters;
within a fairy ring you stand, eyes closed,
immersed in sounds that smooth the mind of ripples.
viii
Reflection
Each moment knew the realm of dreams as clearly
as old Tibetan bells know stone enclosures.
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