Terry Hearn: Carp Fishing

Ride the Lightning

Last night a big storm rolled through northern New Jersey around 11 PM and brought a ton of lightning along with it. One of the bolts happened to strike a tree in my backyard, which exploded some of the tree and left a huge scar down the side. There were pieces of wood all over the yard and even on the roof of the house, which is a good distance from the tree. Not only did the bolt damage the tree but also it went through the fence separating the yards and electrified the threshold of my neighbor’s door which shocked one of their dogs when they went out this morning.

Mors Kochanski Circa 1975 Part 1

Alaska, Silence & Solitude

DM

DM, a photo by imprint777 on Flickr.

Mount Houvenkopf

Serene he stands, with mist serenely crowned,
And draws a cloak of trees about his breast.
The thunder roars but cannot break his rest
And from his rugged face the tempests bound.
He does not heed the angry lightning's wound,
The raging blizzard is his harmless guest,
And human life is but a passing jest
To him who sees Time spin the years around. 

But fragile souls, in skyey reaches find
High vantage-points and view him from afar.
How low he seems to the ascended mind,
How brief he seems where all things endless are;
This little playmate of the mighty wind
This young companion of an ancient star

Joyce Kilmer

1972

Getaway