In Acknowledgment
by Deanna Raymond
All that has gone before
Footprints across this land
The bounty of woods and pond
River and field
Turtle Mandala
by Catherine Fannon
Several weeks ago vulture told me he would pick the bones of my old self. So when he flew over as I headed out toward the trails, I followed vulture on the first part of my walk. When I was indecisive, vulture appeared…
The Restorative Power of Nature
by Regan Stacey
I must confess, I sing to the trees. They don’t judge. I think the nearby squirrel had something to say, but between her and the dense mist dripping from the trees, all was silent between the notes of my voice. Slowly as I walked, I could hear the distant wash of water over stone, where Burnham Brook babbled and had stories to tell…
Ode to a Giant
by Dee Mueller
At the entrance to a magical wood
A behemoth, once, majestically stood
Tattered and torn, she holds her ground
In a thousand bones, just lying around
She comes from a time when giants roamed free…