NIGHT WALK
The hunters of the night who stalk their prey
along the daylight trail we walked today
when we so arrogantly thought to claim
some kind of control over their domain
now have their sovereignty restored by night
which we minutely penetrate with light
so not to stumble over root or rock
or grab lianas or thick woody stalks
where poison spiders ants and snakes abound
not hindered by the blackness so profound
The jungle rings the jungle sings and brings
primordial fears to human beings
We pass through blackness all these nightly sounds
just thankful that no jaguars are around
somewhere on Rio Ibaré, Bolivia
22/07/15
I lived in British Columbia, Canada´s western province, for most of my life. I was a teacher, and a college employee (various roles - instruction, recruitment, promotion, counselling, research), before re-inventing myself as an innkeeper. I designed and had built my B&B inn in Revelstoke, which I operated for nine years.
At age 60, my wife and I retired to Uruguay, where we will soon have lived for a decade. Innside Stories is my first published book. I have extensive writing experience in Canada with other publications. In Uruguay, I wrote 75 articles for a now defunct online magazine called Ola Uruguay. We live in Villa Argentina, a suburb of Atlántida, on the coast of Uruguay. We have five dogs.
Innside Stories: Anecdotes from Wintergreen Inn 1995-2004