Tuesday, November 14, 2017

INSANE IS THE NEW NORMAL: POST FORTY-TWO

Indian Pinks, North Fork of Kings River


     After my wife of thirty years left me, I sifted through old poems that I had written for her on special occasions. I didn’t know at first what I was going to do with them. I was, of course, at one point tempted to destroy them all, but then I realized that they represent the best aspects of a relationship that lasted half a lifetime. We experienced some misery stemming from illness, poverty, and frustrating jobs, but we also immersed ourselves in the mysteries of nature and each other. Even though life has a way of breaking apart the strongest bonds, the moments of profound connection need to be remembered, so I am keeping these songs and presenting them here for you.

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

INSANE IS THE NEW NORMAL: POST FORTY-ONE


Video Book with Poems, Music, and Illustrations


     Through dreams and visions and running through the wild, I have found my power. I have also found ancient trails and pounding stones and sublime rocks and flowers and trees and powerful animals. I have experienced a magical dimension within nature: While I’m running with my power, I hear wise voices in my inner ear and see archetypal symbols in my mind’s eye, and I even live through visions I experienced in some other life. I intuit when danger lurks nearby, and I can see clearly what is happening to the land—I cannot turn away from the dams and the resource extraction and the development and the global warming devastating the foothills and mountains.

     These poems are about what it’s like for me to run with my power, the awe and mystery and magic and desolation. Original music and illustrations accompany each poem
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