michaeljordahl

ah, love

i watch two swans together

who are truly mates for life,

and it makes me feel better

’bout the loss of my late wife,

for although i miss her so,

the swans have cast a spell,

and i’m just glad to know

that love’s alive and well.

–photo by me

frosty walk

in all the forest glades i pass,

i see the frosted blades of grass;

this windy morning, i can hear

this whispered warning: winter’s near!

–photo by me

Duel Nature

There must be an up

For there to be a down;

Something must be lost

For something to be found;

There has to be chaos

If there is to be a plan;

There must be a woman

For there to be a man.

–Photo by me

Autumn Leaves

I’m walking the Mesabi Trail;

up here, the hardwoods prevail.

Some maples are only now turning,

Though most of them look like they’re burning!

–Photos by me

How Everything Got Here

Once upon a time, there was nothing.

I mean, there was nothing but nothing.

In fact, there was so much nothing,

That that fact became something,

And once there was something,

It quickly exploded into everything.

–Photo by me

change of clouds

all summer, the clouds had their fun,

but now there is much to be done;

in autumn, they race

at a feverish pace

past the featureless face of the sun.

–photo by aaron

walk with me

come on now and walk with me

i’ll show to you the orangest tree

and forest friends, so wild and free–

these are things you gotta see!

–photos by me

pretty in pink (shadorma)

unhappy

that the autumn brings

no colors

to the pines,

mother nature sometimes strings

them up in pink vines

–photo by me

recast

some think they’re blessed

while you are cursed–

that they’re the best

while you’re the worst,

but blessed and cursed

will be recast

when last is first

and first is last.

the hanging garden

when mining ended in the pit,

a path was made encircling it,

and near the path, a fence was strung,

and soon all kinds of plant life hung…

…upon the wire, all around–

now, even wild hops are found;

there are berries, plums, and apples, too–

all hanging there for me and you!

–photos by me