Energizing connections

that I prefer

are fast and crackling

with brightness, thrill 

and full of humor 

Don't overstay your total 

presence 

We often turn to symbol interpretation when an animal crosses our path. We also live among those animals and some of them we see daily. So what's this land telling us? What is its rhythm? And how often do you speak your intentions out loud? That's my next experiment. 

Today my priority is one thing at a time.

You know, no one likes a fast driver. Deer and all. Dogs. Facebook group discussions. Shame. Speed of light files a report against you with cold government agencies. You show up in the newspaper in the Crime Report column with cryptic "Crestone female, 32, $1M bail set." But there's certain fun in time competing with the GPS.

To be the only adult in the room 

I had to learn to fall 

without self-destruction

or explanation of some factors

conditions, terms, unsatisfactions

I live in cycles, scales, spaces

And none can level unless they're

already standing

Release the bowstring 

feel your face

What's all this pressure for