The Gravity of Memories

 

The weightlessness of dreams.

The way clouds drift through the sky.

The tangle of thoughts in the mind.

The way driftwood accumulates on the shore.

The gravity of memories.

The way rivers return to the ocean.

© 2023 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Tuolumne Meadows - Yosemite National Park - California

2. Missouri River - Williston, North Dakota

3. La Jolla, California

Space and Time

Out here, in the country,
surrounded by green, rural space,
time adopts a softer rhythm,
a more gentle, eternal pace.

Each day is a new invitation
to bring fresh words to birth.
To open windows of wonder,
let readers judge their worth.

Sharing the gifts we are given,
opens possibilities in the mind.
The more we give God our gratitude,
the more precious gifts we will find.

© 2019 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Lund's Landing - North Dakota

2. Allanspark, Colorado

You

Do you love this world 
you were born into?

Have you noticed the gifts
strewn across the land?

Hidden from most,

discovered by you.

Others oblivious,
indelible for you.

In addition to
your awareness and reverence,

you have a touch of 
poetry in your soul,

and an intense love of the land 

in your heart.

©  2014  Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Theodore Roosevelt National Park,  North Dakota  (North Dakota)
  

2. Galatin Range, Livingston,  Montana (Montana)