Kirk Gothier

With our morning glow on We stare out windows Now covered in ash, Drawn to the coast By offshore winds. Indifferent notions Perch on tree tops No longer in motion, As we all breathe deeply Longing for lost horizons… Kirk Gothier

Inflame the landscapes We all take for granted, Driven by toxic plans To Divide & Conquer. Was there ever a time Clear skies prevailed, And we all gathered To discuss the obvious? Kirk Gothier

The next home we leave Will belong to both of you. Curtains will be drawn To let in the sunlight We will dearly miss. Doors will be unlocked To make all feel welcome, As is our custom. Memories will be scattered Everywhere too familiar For you to bear. Still, something will exist where There would […]

Months of Pandemic And now this Comet, Beneath the Big Dipper. One faint light stroke Is apparently moving Nowhere in particular. Billions of Stars Appear indifferent, As my mind races. Calm it down Is now my motto Racing into the night. Kirk Gothier

While sprouts break Dark fertile soils and Fruit grows daily On the tree tops, We all wait patiently In these times where Endless blue skies cry For something more…

Swallows dart about Apparently together But never quite in sync, Changing course In a heartbeat for No apparent reason, Which always Seems to work. Kirk Gothier

Rarely looking up Fingers intentionally Touch all that matter Kirk Gothier

Where can we go Half as nice as here Beneath towering trees Reaching to the Heavens With Pacific Waves Embracing Lost Coasts and Shorebirds leaving Priceless footprints In each moment Kirk Gothier

Fortunately, We all still care About the children, On both sides of the walls We build between each other…

Dangles above the coastline Where countless stars and waves Welcome me home. One of these stars Is extremely rare Having immigrated From a Dwarf Galaxy Far, far away … All of the waves come From foreign lands Much closer to home.

Is not an equation Waiting for resolution. It is the Sun rising Chasing darkness Into the corners Of mindfulness, Letting Go…