On a mountain lone. Bonfire burns in the night air Raven flies empty.
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Winter Comes Early
Black bear stands on high In the distance the long night Winter comes early
Mitre Peak, Texas
In a few days, a visitor to the Retreat will be returning from a Retreat of her own, a place she goes to help others in service and to center herself. While she has been missed the last few weeks,…
Hua Shan
There are nine different mountains across China that are accorded spiritual or religious significance to either Buddhism or to Taoism. Pictured here is the Temple at Hua Shan or Mount Hua. Located near the city of Huayin in the Shaanxi…
Distant Summits
In the distant woods A mountain stands tall and stone. On golden wings fly.
Tagged with: growth, Haiku, individual, journey, Mitre Peak, mountain, nature, pathway, reflection
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Northern Entrance
Sometimes leaving home for the first time can be difficult. This week’s retreat is the mountains of southern Montana and the northern gateway to Yellowstone National Park. A long-term visitor to the Retreat will be spending the summer there away…
Tagged with: Gardiner, journey, Montana, mountain, National Park, nature, North Entrance, Northern Entrance, reflection, retreat, trees, water, Yellowstone
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
Mt Erebus
This week’s retreat takes us about as far south as we can go…Antarctica. Pictured here is the ice caves in and around Mt. Erebus, the second largest volcano on the continent. It has been active since 1972 and is…
Tagged with: Antarctica, hermatige, ice cave, Mount Erebus, mountain, solitude, South Pole, volcano
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
Mountain Pool
I normally try to find retreat areas that are as minimally touched by human hands as possible. This in my opinion gives many of us that live in urban areas a window to the natural world. In this case though,…
Nian Xióng Hall 