Bridges

Posted on April 5, 2014 by treshabarger

Bridges wake dreamers
Who struggle with knowledge that
Their lives are at stake

Connecting lives

NaPoWriMo Day 5

My Heart Lurches

Posted on April 4, 2014 by treshabarger

My heart lurches each time Luna stumbles
Often now, over paths she’s taken a million times

She prances in the cool breeze
I let her chase me for a few steps
Happy to be caught, paying my ransom
In scratches behind her ears

Her breathing is labored after the frolicking
Mine is shallow in empathy
We converge in the moment of
Unconditional love

Luna

NaPoWriMo Day 4

Coyote Echoes

Posted on April 3, 2014 by treshabarger

One yip begets a howling
The coyote pack announces itself and its strength
Each member joining in the chorus

Two other packs add their voices to the songs
A triangulation of wild canine echoes
Surrounding me without regard to my reason
For a predawn excursion

I estimate the distance of the packs from me
Calculating the risk of staying
In their territory, in their time

The coyotes and I share a secret:

The moon is always full

A full moon with clouds, seen through bare tree branches

The moon is always full

NaPoWriMo Day 3

Shift Change

Posted on April 2, 2014 by treshabarger

Bushes and trees rustle with songs and flutters of waking birds.
Screeches and trills of the night fade in the last moments of darkness.

Nocturnals and diurnals alight in treetop way stations
Crossing paths as they make their way to roost
Or complete their morning ablutions before beginning their search for food.

As the east announces itself, I revel in the beauty of another day’s potential.