- Inspired by Ellery Twining
at six ravens ranch
the towering redwoods sway
gently in the breeze
initial contact
tentative at first but not
unwilling to please
Anderson Valley
bakes in the afternoon sun
just before the fog
and upon the end
glistening and glinting in
the fresh morning light
the road back and forth
through the mountains to the shore
blackberries ripen then burst
sparring not sparing
in the moment deeper still
promises to keep