Tag: outside

  • The Ball

    He would play any game that required a ball  Especially when the leaves did fall  Never wanting to go inside  Except from a bully when he needed to hide  Only then did he feel small 

  • Bee Sting

    On the day he hurt his knee  He said he only wanted to talk to me  But instead, he sat outside  And tended to his wounded pride  To admit he had been stung by a bee 

  • Starlight

    Bright shimmering stars  Leading me away from him  And back to myself 

  • Nature Haiku

  • Free and Clear

    “We are in the free and clear.  I hope we can escape before he gets back,” Riley whispered as we both listened for Jerald to come back.  His heavy tread on the wood floor was the only way we knew whether or not he was home.  For being such a shy and docile man, I had…

  • Worldly

    Draped among the branches  Happiness abounds  Yellow finches bathing  In a recess on a granite cliff  Unusually quiet  Beautiful and desolate  And as remote as the moon 

  • Roots

    Growing up with a mother who landscaped and a grandmother who we joked only fed us nuts and berries, I spent much of my time growing up outside.  Being born in the early 80s and not getting a cell phone until 1999 (when I was 16!), I didn’t have the distraction of social media or…

  • Devastation

    Every school year, I counted down the days to the beginning of summer break. I was the only time I never had any rules and only a few responsibilities. I was naturally an early riser and every summer day I was up before the summer sun. There were too many places to explore on the…

  • My Sanctuary

    I had always been told never to enter the forest. My parents told me the woods were dangerous but never explained why. Which obviously made me want to go every waking moment they were not watching. I spent more time in the forest than I did in my own bedroom. I kept waiting for my parents…

  • Night Drives

    The weekends were always my favorite because I had no rules.   Once school and my Friday chores were done, I disappeared and only showed up for dinner on Saturday and Sunday nights.  We had recently moved onto a farm and I was too busy finding all the best hiding places and just exploring in general.  I needed to know the land like…