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Photos from walk yesterday.

Poem: Waterfall

(Waterfall in Shenandoah National Forest, picture taken by me)

words cascade down on me like water from a waterfall
they pound down on me fast and hard,
washing away all the tension held in my body.

words with depth and weight like a mountain stream is cold,
the life giving waters wakes me into life
and heals my aching heart.

* We all need words of hope right now, but sometimes the sounds of nature say more than my words ever can. i found this hike to the waterfall renewing. i walked into the falls and laid my body against the mossy walls, and the water cascade over my body.

Poem: Moments with You

A good book can’t replace
precious little moments with you,
when I see the world of wonder
through your eyes.

Poem: Happiness

(Street art from Chicago)

happiness is hearing your little snores
after a full day of being together.

(Poem on fatherhood and reflection a day spent with my daughter full of farmer’s markets, adventures, swimming, dinner and bed time.)

Photography: Adams St. Bridge in Chicago