Upon a path of dusted rock do we walk, Beneath a sapphire sky. Wandering a long and winding course, So many have trodden before. Yet alone we find ourselves, Within the beauty of the earth. Let us pause this moment and drink in, What Mother Nature has wished for us to see. Shades of life … Continue reading Ponder This Living Rock- Michael Erickson
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Find Me Among the Hoodoos- Michael Erickson
Search for me not in my old familiar places, I’ve fled this mild desk of shifting papers and familiar things. Through an open window and down a long winding road, Have I gone to look for that which man cannot create. I’ve descended a gradual incline, Into a mineral bath of cut and glistening gems. … Continue reading Find Me Among the Hoodoos- Michael Erickson
Ponder Existence- Michael Erickson
Leave me to ponder words of existence, For my voice has left upon the wind. Footprints lead me to the edge, As the known world ends before my eyes. What is left in the fading light is unknown, And there my thoughts now go. Let my skin feel a breeze move round the world, As … Continue reading Ponder Existence- Michael Erickson
Grandfather Poplar- Michael Erickson
I’ll never forget the dance of lilac blossoms, Tossed in a warm spring breeze. Their scent kissing me behind each ear, As I stood before a wide open world. With eyes squinted I saw as fields of alfalfa, And lines of swaying poplars blurred together. This moment bares an imprint upon my heart, As I … Continue reading Grandfather Poplar- Michael Erickson
Take A Moment- Michael Erickson
Let my spirit soar, Upon a rising tide. To stretch my fingers across, This heavenly sky. Untethered is my being, As sweet peace comes rushing in. As foot leaves the ground, And heart swells to bursting. I rise with a rising eddy, Aware of firm earth far beneath my wings. Come and take my outstretched … Continue reading Take A Moment- Michael Erickson
I Live For Green- Michael Erickson
Now is the time for excitement, As my side of this globe tilts toward the sun. Warmth returns to these coldest parts, As I remember once forgotten dreams. Peace do I find as life digs deep, Awakening in that which was once frozen. Endless does my soul stretch, No longer worried by frost bitten thoughts. … Continue reading I Live For Green- Michael Erickson
I Wonder- Michael Erickson
Some times I wonder at these words, Unknowingly submitted to a world of shrouded strangers. As I share a part of my inner thoughts I wonder, What actions will be inspired? Will someone see for a moment, The world through my wanderlust eyes? For a moment will they be transported, To places beyond these foreign … Continue reading I Wonder- Michael Erickson
Run Away With Me- Michael Erickson
Wish to run away with me, To where nothing matters at all. At the end of the world will we find, A bit of peace and serenity. I long for dusty roads, And sun baked wood. I want to feel a dry heat upon my skin, And rest beneath the cool hissing shade of a … Continue reading Run Away With Me- Michael Erickson
The Power of Books- Michael Erickson
Lose yourself among these words, Casting aside the ties of a daily grind. Transform the repetitive and mundane, Into an entire world waiting to be discovered. To be upon a rising tide of imagination, Held fast by finger tips on a single page. Now open the cover, sit in silence, And illuminate your existence. Michael … Continue reading The Power of Books- Michael Erickson
I Never Knew- Michael Erickson
I never knew the rising hope, That was mine when I heard your whispers. Upon a sky blackened by the depths of night, My heart took to owl’s wing and flew. Mountains so tall colored the horizon with deep bruises, As the world clawed toward sunrise. I never knew what could spring within this sullen … Continue reading I Never Knew- Michael Erickson
