A daylight hike
Creek polished stone
The forest reaching high
Rocky walled undertone

Sunlight caught
In a sparkling rain
Silent spread little rings
Upon creek’s domain

And I’ve seen that small Willow
Growing from a rocky cleft
In fact I’ve leaned beneath it
Upon cool concave to the left

It’s from there that I’ve listened
To the wind-carried forest’s call
Distant birdsong drifting by
Shimmering waters sing and fall

One evening while trekking
Though never quite so late
That concave beneath the tree
Seemed to open… and await

My eyes fooled?
What is this I see?
Or not, for it was dark
Can I resist this mystery?

I approach, I go to touch…
Yet the rock has melted away
Pushing on, I enter the portal
Upon night time’s sweet bouquet

Above me glisten dark stars
From a soirée on high they shine
Whilst around me darkness flows
Patterns a lovely serpentine

The warm darkness ebbs
Pulling me deeper still
My senses reaching out
I hear a Whippoorwill…

Instinctively I turn around
A crescent Moon outside
I pace forward to leave
Dark stars move for me aside

For they’d drifted down now,
About me they’d tugged and played
Dark stars I thought they were
But I see now: Night Time’s fae

They are the Spirit of the darkness
Many wonders in the night
Only an insecure unknowing
Could give one any fright

So I move not to the portal
But lay comfortably within
Darkness solidifies about me
Those fae... now crystalline

A wiser heart I do have now
As of Wizard or Sister Witch
Their apexed hats reaching high
Touching wisdom to enrich

So when you see that small Willow
Growing from rocky cleft
In fact I lay behind it now
Within cool concave to the left

It’s from there that I now listen
To the wind-carried forest’s call
Distant birdsong drifting by
Shimmering waters sing and fall...

(Thank you to Enchanted Oaks and Root Diety Poems, whose recent poems inspired this one, and whose elements (portals and wise hearts!) you'll find I've touched upon. And yes, this hike and place are "real." Click picture to visit.)

Hey these are the latest, and as it turns out we've got many parts of the world represented here...

Here's Priscilla (Catalonia) who's picture was taken by Sebastia Pagarolas (Catalonia), Lindsey Goodbun (Angleterre), and Kyoko Baertsoen (Belgium).

Here's Erika Carrijo (Brasil).

Here's Maitrayee (India) and her daughter Arna, who's just learning how to fly. Next is a pic I just took of some Sandhill Cranes flying North.

Here the cranes circle in a thermal to gain height. That's a coincidental formation. I guess they love thermals! (Can you spot the hawk in there too?)

I just friended Kyoko (Lunascape singer) last night on Facebook, and found this on her page. What's with this audience, huh?

We have so many cool faery artists here... but I don't think I've seen faery music yet? I just spotted Twig's Facebook featuring this Lady though, and thought I'd post it here. Beautiful! I'll pledge a few bucks! ;^)

If your heart is weak, you don't want to look at this picture. For it is the ultimate in fearful... It's... It's... SCARY FAERY!