Saturday, May 8, 2010

warm shadows


to remember
the basic goodness
of this place

walk down a path
of copper brown pine needles
on a warm day

and
stand
in the shadows
of their mothers and fathers

12 comments:

Dan Gurney said...

Is that your shadow in the middle of the last photo? I love it!

Linda Sue said...

LOVE how the shadows fall across the jagged, cold stones,no thought of a more comfortable place to lie...shadows are cool like that.
Good luck on your insane bike trip-You are brave!!! Insanely brave!

steven said...

dan it is! you have a keen eye my friend . . . . steven

steven said...

linda sue . . . i'm glad you liked this. i sure hope you got my thankyou note for supporting my insane bike ride. i loked over the map last night to see the route. oh brother! i'm nervous as it is but looking at it like that - well it'll be a good test of what my 53 year old body can do, accept, and then recover from!!! steven

Pauline said...

sigh............ so beautiful - words, pictures, thoughts generated. thanks, steven

Reya Mellicker said...

The shadows are warming so your northern spring is well underway.

Love your words, your images, the way your heart beats. Thank you, Steven.

hope said...

I grew up in the land of pine trees...as a kid, I thought there were only two kinds: pines and my Grandma's Dogwood. :)

Pines and I have a small disagreement in the spring when the pollen makes me sneeze, but then I go back to enjoying their straw for my flower beds and the cones make a great bird feeder for children to put together.

Golden West said...

Warm, indeed - makes me think of cinnamon and spice and everything nice!

steven said...

pauline i'm glad that the peacefulness of that space made its way to you. steven

steven said...

reya - yeah warm shadows. i think that's what you throw when you get older and more at peace with yourself. steven

steven said...

hope i've always loved the sound of wind through a pine forest. the smell and the feel of old needles. the space between the trees. tough about the pollen for you. steven

steven said...

golden west - everything nice!!! steven