November sunset Sandia Mountains, NM

We live on the sun's playground

Hafiz

ponderosa pine and aspen, Jemez Mountains

The mountain I live on

nobody knows

inside the clouds

it's always deserted

-From the Collected songs of Cold Mountain

fall Jemez Mountain canyon NM

how many falls have I spent on Cold Mountain

humming songs to myself without any cares

nibbling a gatha whenever I am hungry

smoothing the mind-ground leaning against rock

-from the Collected Songs of Cold Mountain