The following was inspired by observing storm seas crashing upon the ledges at Pemaquid Point Light on May 1, 2023... Under an ashen sky does a vexed and vivacious storm sea run cloaked in the arcane. …
Tranquility of Winter
Winter is stern – and desolate. Winter possesses a burn to the touch uniquely its own. For so bold is its cold that we dare not tarry too long in its midst. Yet when we resist the propensity to evade …
A Promise of Renewal is Sure to be Born
Unpretentious encounters often recite a familiar story if we stop to listen with our eyes… Murmurs of a season once lived to a season present conversed without nary a notice. From vitality spent to …
Arctic Sea Smoke on Penobscot Bay
Oh Penobscot Bay! You always astound me, but on this bitter winter morning (2/4/23), you were nothing short of ravishing. For as polar air embraced you on a day too cold to hold, your passion steamed …
Musings about the Kennebec River
Oh mighty Kennebec River! Your winding waters do not rise up in harrowing fits of fury like those of the restless deep. Nor does the galloping gale agitate you in the same manner as it does the …
Listening Closely for the Whispers of Spring
Winter is certainly not over by any stretch of the imagination, but it does appear that the cold may be losing its icy grip. The stubborn snowpack that has accumulated over the last month or so is …
