this moment a bright sliver of the moon hangs over the dark shadowy mountains of the valley of the moon i stand stone still watching the first glimmers of dawn the quarter moon so bright it almost looks full the valley below so silent like the beginning of time no busy minds…no cars… only the […]
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Early Morning in Ojai at the Dawn of the New Year
I head out in the dark to catch the magic moment — the crack of dawn My dog runs ahead her exuberance, her ecstasy is contagious I look West and the full moon is hanging high in the sky by an etheric thread I look East and the dark sky begins to blaze from the […]
Morning Meditation Under the Great Oak
It’s no use trying to save the world When I myself am drowning I sit now under the Great Oak A tree so strong, so majestic So silent, so serene She is safe here far off the beaten path Far away from the relentless greed of man And I am safe here under her canopy […]
Ojai is still a place that uplifts the spirit
January, 2000 On New Year’s Day I sat high up on a rock in the East End, overlooking the whole valley. Here I could immerse myself in the spectacular view of the majestic mountains, orange and avocado groves, and relax in the profound peace and stillness that still pervades this part of the valley. In […]