GILA WILDERNESS

Expressive and expansive, in loden.
Unfolding universe of the remote wilderness
Without road or trail – in most places - 
Except for what you might stumble upon.
The men of old… Animals!
Broken in boots and moccasins 
Pursuing…

Weathered and storied hoodoos, haunting the canyon,
Chipped from chalk by the master sculptor of our lives.
Discovering, in wonder!
Vast expansion of opportunity, gently present,
Protected by Spirits…
Secrets obviously concealed – treacherous and inaccessible, 
Inviting…

Nurturing warmly from her springs,
Restoring those who visit her, 
Entering her with respect and love, again and again!
The Lightfeather Fountain of Youth…
Excessive bounty of the wild, untamed river
Casually meandering through eternity,
Beneath apartments in picturesque cliffs…

Offering life and death, naturally.

Fabulous splendor of the spectacle of the stars…
In awe and amazement!
Absolutely naked – in a thoroughly wild geothermal spring...
With you on my mind.
Without a care for Naegleria fowleri – 
One, with the world and my God.
Deep in the Gila Wilderness…

Alive!