Dreaming, by Ashley Carrithers
Dreaming lovers dream together, eyes on I's lips kissing smiles breasts upon hearts and middle places aflame She unglues passion bonds leaves a linger of scent on my bed and in my mind drives away to distant climes as elastic love stretches and . . . holds sighs of...
Rain Bliss, by Ashley Carrithers
Here, at the winter lands, today I get to wake at last dark to an ongoing patter of little laughs at our prolonged drought as RAIN continues to kiss the Earth. The sound on this shake roof was there the night long, and each time I sort of woke it brought a smile to me...
Loving (for Jules), by Ashley Carrithers
golden girl outshining yon sun traipsing sandwards, trailing cutest pooch and songs sweet with being, beach-bound. she is dream-laden landed on Earth's shore a warm walking statue blue, blue eyes aswirl above smile's radiance words wilt here, think otherworldly think...
Trip Teachings, by Ashley Carrithers
Today a lovely lady asked me what I learned from my mind trip experiences. I had informed her that I had enjoyed a few encounters with psychedelic drugs back in my younger daze, and was glad that I had because I learned some very, for me, evolutionary understandings....
Gaucho Love, by Ashley Carrithers
When I first arrived in Patagonia and was suddenly the Patron of vast leagues of land populated with animals that turned the grass into meat and vines that became wine and such, I inherited a posse of gauchos as well. I spoke no Spanish and initially had to rely on...
The Coming Together, by Ashley Carrithers
Life, this mystifying dance we enjoin with endless flow Brings myriad energies to wayward ones As endeavorments towards understanding and then, peace, Wage wondrous wager with gauntlets self-strewn Along the trails and trials which own soul’s body. He was born in love...
Self-Wonderments
I suppose we all wonder about ourselves from time to time – what sort of person we are, if people like us, what value are we adding to life, etc etc. I am a little old to be worrying about all of that (favorite tee shirt; “What you think about me is ... none of my...
Witching Well
Well Witching We are in the midst of a longish drought, with springs and streams drying up on the winter grounds. Our home spring is hiccupping and we are in early summer, so something has to be done. We decided on digging a well and erecting a windmill, to take...
Birth Rights, by Ashley Carrithers
I say that we were given two inalienable birth rights; one is Free Choice, and the other is Freedom. There is an obvious caveat to the Free Choice piece which needs to include the concept of harmlessness. You, reader, like that for yourself – agreed? I sure do and...
Blind Date
I don’t know how you feel about “dating” – of course I don’t, as I barely know how I feel about it! I am on my way to Denver for an overnight stop on route to Buenos Aires. Darling daughter, Julianna, introduced me to her friend and mentor via a series of emails and a...