River of Fire....( river series )

River of Fire

 

Blood-like ruby hue streaks the mountainside

it courses slowly shallow and wide

runs relentlessly towards water blue

weaving crimson paths bright and new

 

Barren land flashes deaths color

solidified by the torment of fire

heavy air floats on volcanic terra

while acrid haze escapes the looming caldera

 

Boisterous gales blow steadily

on this waning day, ghostly gray

jagged lava rocks and basalt pillows

reflect the surrounding hellish glow

 

I see effusive eruptions oozing fragments

encircled by flames spitting lament

as they reveal portals to the underworld

in streams of molten rock unfurled

 

Demonic specters rise

hanging low above frothy pumice

fully embraced in columns of bloody magma

and creep over brick-red terracotta

 

Stepping through my shadow while on this carapace

My mind dances on this dynamic surface

and I gratefully bask in the fiery show

contained in this pyroclastic flow

 

 

Hard River Fishing...(river series)...

HARD RIVER FISHING

 

Hard river granite still

welcomes sliding in icy chill

beneath a deep well of dim skies

among countless crystal flies

 

We slip and slide on this frozen world

buffeted by winds that dart and swirl

our eyes sting as this ballet unfurls

blinding our quest for open water foamy curls

 

Then, a reverberating gunshot of energy unbound

startles all as we slide around

we seek the portal to the underworld

and it quickly appears in dark glassy swirls

 

Our baited offerings cast, sink below

as we stand with frozen toes

wishing for a prized rainbow today

furtive beauty lurking in darkness swimming lazily

 

Then, speckled magic rouses our quasi slumber

it breaches in a moment to remember

seconds seem to last forever

as we joyfully dance on hard river water

 

 

 

RIVER RAFT...(river series )

River Raft

 

When upon river currents buoyed

and with wavelets splashing over me

 sunlight reflected in eyes clearly annoyed

augment my river rafts lack of controllability

 

Surging water in vigorous eddies and swirls

mark my journey in late afternoon

On distant shore I spot a youthful girl

a beauty in springtime bloom

In her smile, I see life's promise

She's like a precious flower seeking the light

her eyes are filled with exciting unrest

that during my dark hours might

render shaded valleys more comforting

 Gusting winds send her long hair flowing
and signal that a tempest is advancing

Nearby hills exhale their cold breeze

sending their message in the afternoons chill

while sabers of light sharply bright

slice through my shadow shield

that fails to protect visionary eyes

as my hand grasps the tiller guiding the way

 

The looming sunset like a razors edge

cuts into memories that travel with me

 cherished times with love spread

on the way to uncertain destiny

and as I ride my river raft, I clearly see

love unconditional in family traditions kept alive

that ride strong currents towards the blue sea

 and carry a satchel of legacy with much pride

 

 

Moon River.....( river series ) Revision #1

Moon River

 

Night vision in shades blue

behold webs that hold crystal dew

thick air floats motionless over water

as moonlit currents speak in murmur

The full moon sleeps on a cloud bed

insulated from distant church bells

Harsh reminder of funerals

that ring a tone of life mortal

 

River water gathers cloud reflections around itself

and wrap a full moon on high in stealth

while illuminated eddies littered with leaves

 hide a flow dark and deep

I listen to my heart

telling me to notice reflections in the dark

in my sight this is happening

reality in the beauty of natural things

 

Across the silvery flow I hear night shouts

in clearings that yawn like an angry mouth

calls from the inside of a moonlight resistant forest

'Tis there that the nighthawk alertly rests

and with raptor vision focused on open fields

patiently seeks his hidden meal

 

Silently I stroll in this silky blackness

I find the meaning of chaotic darkness

 where death wants to touch me

cripple me and desert me

while I savor river fantasy under pocked moon

and dance with specters in blue festooned

 

Silent trees cast down their leafs

like molten feathers floating with ease

My reality is touched by a gentle breeze

a tune of spiritual appease

and this river symphony makes my life dear

as I bask in moon river clear

 

 

 

 

 

Ponder by the River...( river series )

Ponder by the River

 

Soulful desires flow between verdant banks

where leafy residents dare to stand

and watch the swollen mouths of streams full

                                             disgorge their milky water along dark woods                                         Cresting waves like breasts lifted

peak in foamy tips lovingly spotted

 

Just one glance at this scenery

satisfies mindful needs gritty

desires that lurk in hungry eyes

aroused by natures wordless cries

cries that call for the quest of river prose

to be given life and to minds exposed

 

Stroll along river shores mucky

carefully step on rocks bitterly slippery

notice tall reeds rise from water still

hear the red-wing blackbird and whippoorwill

while the suns orange edge

disappears over the rivers western ledge

and sit back, let the evening flow over river stones

as the Kingfisher wings his way home

minnow in beak like a treasured conquest

and relax while seeing nature at its best

 

 

 

Rive Prayer...( river series )...

River Prayer

 

Come, sit by the river with me

enjoy natures soothing serenity

may you experience different layers of reality

while you sit by the river with me

 

Above the river high in heavenly rapture

hangs a golden chandelier

on the hillside pastures

shadows stealthily drift there

crystal oscillations ruffle blue water

and diffused light sways reality

into instilled natural pleasure

that flood into my awareness like morning coffee

 

The river justifies itself in my life

beauty under morning sunshine

it has spiritual warmth in its flowing delight

wrapped in lucent shadows of veils thinly defined

 

These observations urge my quill

to paint on mind canvas daily

on pages blank with verses still

to engage the spirit passionately

as happiness lives in a momentary gaze

during some crimson afternoons

and when the river sometimes escapes

'tis redeemable at night under the full moon

RIVER CLEAR...( river series ).

River Clear

 

When the season chills the day

and in that special moment

snow flakes arrive to play

dressed in white enchantment

the river absorbs their flaky presence

and crystal purity disappears quickly

into a flow naturally cleansed in essence

on its voyage towards a better day

 

Although, snow crystals it'll never be

this river wild sparkles beneath the wintry moon

redeems the beholders artistic fantasy

as it melts the seasons gloom

with the gift of flowing reality

present in the shallow depths of humanity

 

The river courses through all conformity

becoming sadly ever dirty

it searches for redemption in a new identity

wanting to flow free of lost virginity

and cascade through scattered boulders

bring joyful sounds to casual ears

embodied in twilight spectacles lasting forever

and satisfy hungry eyes with substance clear

 

River beauty should be always available

to soothe mother natures cry

with its flashes of color unstable

that blend into the fading light

 wonderful are the times spiritually feasted  
because of a river clear and bright

that's easily sipped and lovingly tasted

 in the glorious presence of its sight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOLECULAR RIVER...( continuation of River series...)

Molecular River

 

Come, sit by the river with me

enjoy natures soothing serenity

may you experience different layers of reality

while you sit by the river with me

 

Discreet water molecules in random motion

surely grab my attention

as they form fluid smooth and continuous

a perception never too obvious

Their molecular randomness flow before me

in rapid currents that run to the sea

 

Transfixed, my gaze plunges into its depths

seeking a natural analysis of this tempest

some neural fabrications dispensed nightly

support a need that guides my way

in randomness of watery torrents beneath cold air

that await curtains white to appear

 

This gray trembling water flows without a care

It moves swiftly while I stare

At its eddies and turbulence

my fervent attention making no difference

as its randomness whispers in semi darkness

underneath a cover of starry brightness

 

This river molecular lives in disguise

as continuous smoothness beneath the sky

 I wake from reality's sleep

to confront truth embedded quite deep

in layers of river gray

where randomness is natures way

WINTER RIVER....( river series....)

Winter River

Come, sit by the river with me
enjoy natures soothing serenity
may you experience different layers of reality
while you sit by the river with me

 

Molten glass water like clear gin

flows in frothy waves and curls

only to disappear under shell ice that swirls

beneath the loneliness of winter chill

 

River restless jars the senses

demands momentary gazes from us

to appease our daily life's workday rush

while vindicating its icy presence

 

Now that the Great Blue heron no longer flies

and the hungry bass no longer leaps

no more wild flowers border waters deep

as the winter river is host to Golden Eyes

 

There is beauty in its frozen desolation

loveliness in this river I know quite well

Peacefully, I succumb to its winter spell

abundant in its seasonal condition

 

I notice frothy tongues lick ice shelves

and hear babbling incantations

that draw my gaze and attention

to this winter river's magical self

 

Like enduring love it flows

it nurtures needs that arise

during wintertime that slowly flies

needs that would stagnate in winter shadows