(written with Lesley Dean)

Blooming biophilia
Vivid green
Calm reflection of powder blue sky
on the surface of the sea

Sun-drenched rainforest
bursting at the seams with life
Fragrant plumeria
A splattering of honeysuckle

Two golden cane (arepa) palms frame the view
A squirrel hops from branch to branch
Distant drilling hangs in the air
filtered through syrup of humidity

A guard dog barks below
scared and in pain

Graceful dangling tendrils of feathers
waft past on the tail of
an iridescent tropical drongo

Survival adaptations
create accidental beauty,
enhancing the experience of life

Nature is sustainable,
propelling itself effortlessly

The world hangs together, by love
It’s amazing how the forms hang together
even though they are changing/empty.
Love halds it all together,
even when there is hurt
It includes the pain

Cavernous breathing in the beehive
Tiny alien robots performing menial tasks
these bees are onto something,
meditating through the mundane

A shivering dysregulated weasel stands on the beach
facing the discomfort of cowardice
alienated from nature’s flow

The strong hold the hands of the weak
so that the weak can become strong,
so that the strong can hold the hands of the strong.
The weak are not always devoured

Crispy clouds of mangosteen

Spinoza… Dispenza

Rapping, tapping, at the chamber door,
the drongo whispers “nevermore”