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Mountain Muses

It is the dawn breaking over their peaks That shimmers the morning’s glory in glowing valleys. Mountains, as poets, often speak in cloud stanzas, Seducing my emotions and binding me to the W...

Who Are You?

Who are you my friend? A person with a good heart? Someone who will care? If so, go for it. See what happiness you bring. When speaking aloud. Let fear go away. Drop it off and walk away. Ne...

Chaco Canyon

It’s breezy in Nageezi, down a lonely, dusty road. Ancient Great Houses anchored to the earth, resting under blankets of sand and sage. They count the millennia as the earth breathes up a du...

Rocky Mountain Hike

Resting On a granite slab left by a retreating glacier At the shallow edge of an alpine lake. Scents of spruce and fir mingle With the harsh complaint of a Steller’s jay. Heartbeat slowing, ...

Teach kids ‘differences okay’

As a pastor and parent, I was disturbed to read in The Durango Herald (April 8) that a state Social Studies Review Committee has decided to recommend banning any reference to LGBTQ people in...

Reuse rallying cry: ‘Lock him up’

Back in the 2016 campaign between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, a big deal was made of Clinton’s missing emails. The right’s rallying cry was "lock her up." Fast forward to 2022. Donald ...

Spring Haiku

Winter bared branches bud in tender green. Pear trees burst into white froth. Judy Clifford Bayfield ...

Put parking garage in ‘big old hole’

So, with all the quibbling over lack of parking downtown, there’s a big old hole to nowhere (you know, the one across from Gazpachos). Put a parking garage there. Problem solved! (I'm sure ...

Perhaps Love

Your words were thoughtless and hurtful, The tone of your voice sharp and cruel Your embarrassing tirade was childish, Only making you look like a fool What happened to make you so angry? Di...

I Dream of a World

I dream of a world where birds look down on a green earth, blue and green meshing harmoniously I dream of a world where the labyrinth leads us to peace An understanding that we are all one, ...

Show Me You Are Real

Cacti, Irises, Skyrockets blossoms finessed by hummingbirds. Ashamed to invade this most ancient play. Something eternal as I finger a white bone cleansed by decay. Lengthening, a Snake trav...

My Son

They folded the flag. I remember you falling from your bicycle. You got up. I remember. They folded the flag in front of me. I remember you on the football field. I watched as you were tackl...
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