Geography of Dreams

 

The inner landscapes of my mind

have been shaped by a language

learned and discerned

from connections with nature.

Mountains, meadows, woods and fields.

Rivers, lakes, oceans and streams.

They blend together to become

the geography of my dreams.

© 2025 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Canyon de Chelly - Arizona

2. Wyoming

3. West Elk Wilderness - Colorado

Dedicated

 

A flotilla of cumulus

arrives

fresh from the west;

bringing character

and definition

to the summer sky.

Providing skyscapes

above the landscapes

for this dedicated

cloud-watcher.

© 2021 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Parnell, Michigan

2. Home Sky - Cannonsburg, Michigan

3. Pickerel Lake Park - Fred Meijer Nature Preserve - Cannonsburg, Michigan

Wide

Throughout this vast landscape,
wide buttes and mesas
rise from rolling hills.

Through this green valley,
the wandering river yearns
for the wide, blue sea.

Under this arch of sky,
our wide world turns,
bringing each new day.

Beneath the wide-spreading branches
of this broad oak tree,
I rest in the cool shade.

During my wide experience
through many decades of life,
I stand ready for what God sends.

Within this wide expanse of time,
the greatest gift continues to be
now.

© 2020 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Hurricane Mesa - Wyoming 

2. Crested Butte, Colorado 

3. Chinle, Arizona 

4. Grand Detour, Illinois

5. Santa Catalina Mountains - Arizona

6. Kootenai River - Montana

prayer winds

here in the foothills

the wind that follows sunset

brings a prayer of thanks

© 2020 Richard Havenga

Photo Location:

Absoroka Range - Pray, Montana

"Why do you drive?"

They ask:
"Why do you drive, when you could fly?" 
I answer:

 to see the breadth of the land,

 to feel the expanse of the sky,

 to experience the weather,

 to sense the mass of the mountains,

to encounter the wildlife,

to hold all this in my mind,
to contain it in my soul,
to share it with you.

© 2019 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Monument Valley - Utah

2. Flathead Lake - Montana

3. Flaming Gorge - Utah

4. Pray, Montana

5. Rocky Mountain National Park - Colorado