I Chased the Sun

After a nurturing

cloudy rainy rolling thunder high in the sky

kind of yesterday,

this morning I awoke

and chased the sun.

I found it

peering through

my bedroom window...

streaming past the dining room chair

onto the wall I call an easel...

catching the translucency

of the glass beaded bowl

that hold my vitamins

on the kitchen counter...

resting on the back of the piano...

that sparked the thought

to play some
Mindy Gledhill

because

sometimes
that's
what I do...

and then I decided

to venture outside...

where I used it's magic

to steep some wild berry tea I concocted

in a large
old
pickle jar...

until I noticed
the sun had found

a spot

to skip through the forest
straight towards
the fire pit...

given the optimal view

I indulged in a little

light reading about the

human brain...

when I discovered the

remnants from the overnight rain...

I realized it was
the perfect setting...

for this guy or gal

(who I shall call Walrus)

to cruise

along the pea gravel path...

at which point I knew

this was the perfect place
to create
and pull from my inspiring morning
of chasing the sun.

Capturing the Sunshine

 Walking in the Columbia Gorge on a mild winter day requires

a coat, hat, chapstick and a camera.

Capturing the sunshine is the theme of the day.

It showed up in mysterious ways.

It rested on this overworked metal pipe

like a cozy hand crocheted afghan.

 It radiated through the clouds as

if it was searching to break through.

A traveling ribbon of cloud hovered diligently above the

Columbia river as if it were it's

own personal extra thick layer of sunscreen.

 Every now and then the sunshine 

was free to roam from the cyan sky.

Cotton ball clouds scattered and 

danced as if running naked in the sun.

 Stepping on the sky was allowed today.

I was careful not to startle the sunshine for it seemed

so happy to be free.

Today a little bit of sunshine illuminated the important things.

It stirred questions. It brought new perspectives to light.

It warmed my heart & soul.