Fay Canyon: Sedona, Arizona

“Your eyes
were earth green
a pristine place
to be planted.”

Ubehebe Crater: Death Valley, California

“Sat on a crater’s edge
light side of the moon
feet swinging in tune
to an underground heartbeat.”

Black River Gorges, Mauritius

“The river flows
undammed un-damned
into a sea of newness.”

Blue Temple: Chiang Rai, Thailand

"Your heart’s an ocean
shimmering blue, nourishing all
who’ve known you.”

Orlando, Florida, USA

“I, too, was an animal with teeth;
like you, on my way to being free.”

Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile

“Long vines slip from tangled legs,
stone bird
takes flight from waking forehead.”

Valparaiso, Chile

“Carry this gift to the bridge of the sea —
it becomes the sparkling Pacific and spreads
and spreads.”

Santiago, Chile

“I was hungry. But when I learned it was a mistake
to eat, I turned this crescent belly in degrees
toward a veiled sun, and saw that it was full.”

Saint Peter's Basilica: Vatican City

“They were already here
they were us
all along.”

Blue Mosque: Istanbul, Turkey

“They rose and went on
through the lightening darkness.”

The Red Keep: Malta

“The blaze reached the sky
breached the long night
blew warmth into every open window.”

Athens, Greece

“…they can’t remember whether we were worth it
or not.”

Petra, Jordan

“Dredged up some ancient clockwork
the world had long forgotten.”

Ramallah, Palestine

“Lands like diamonds
a grounded constellation
leading home.”

Jerusalem, Old City

“The Master raises a jeweled cup
over the land she loves
but does not own.
It is yours again
and belongs to no one.”

Umm Ubaydah Temple, Egypt

“It is not a reversal of trajectory, but a rise.”

Oslo, Norway

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Kildare, Ireland

“Here lies the crypt of the Creator:
Eternal open door slung with cobweb.
Black spider womb swollen
with impending birth.”

Mesolithic-Era Human Footprints in Wales

“It all moved so quickly
after eons
of patient agony.”

Bath, England

“If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.”
~Jane Austen