I stand in awe as velvet canvas shines with bright points of starlight.

Full moon soon becomes shrouded until all that remains is super blood

wolf moon total eclipse – glowing crimson in dark sky.

Clicking and moaning of pines – the only sounds in frigid night.

 

 

 

Time spent with family reflects the best parts of me.

The unending curiosity that fills my life,

the dimples that caress my checks,

The green-gray eyes with which I see the world,

the humor that makes me laugh,

and the love that fills my heart to overflowing.

Thank you for reminding me of the ties that bind,

And, offering a reflection of my best parts.

 

 

I top the rise, and once again I see mountains-

Welcoming me home with ridges to hold me close.

Hills echoing one another in unending undulations.

Their perfect shapes silhouetted against gray sky

reminding me why I cherish them so.