Thursday, July 13, 2006
















The Song of the Hot Spring


The creek sings
the chorus
as it bubbles
through the forest.
Native ferns
sprout - new life
nurtured with steam
that settles
on petals and leaves
the forest fresh
faced.
















There are no dreams in mud


I can't see my reflection
in mud as it plops, exploding
on the boil, spurting thick brown
minerals into the air

before plunging back
to splat
beside itself. Today,
there isn't any need.