Natural Treasure

. . .memories of the last Memorial day camping trip

Natural Treasure

unbridled memories 

ascend vertically 

well beyond 

the Newberry Crater ‘s

vast azure 

where the snow melts away

and

the creek starts to sing 

~ Paulina Peak ~

falls

tall

in stillness

emotive roars

burst into song

now breathless

with a magnificent 

icy chill

melting snowflakes cling 

to pine cones 

then helplessly relent

cascading from

Ponderosa pine brows

may ancient  ashes

hallowed heritage 

rest peacefully amongst 

high earthly treasures . . .

 Aouthors notes:

Getting lost in a moment as I sometimes do,  I found myself drifting back to the last trip I made with my Dad camping...when we got home he discovered he had terminal cancer and was gone in less than 3 months, as a very young man.

With this being Memorial day weekend and with father’s day right around the corner it is both emotional and difficult not to go there...RIP all those who have gone before us...you will never be forgotten as we are all eternally connected...

I cherish the roots of my Native American blood... Thanks for reading a moment not ever shared before this "now"