Poetry: Alto Pinar & Heart-Rain

In Sierra de Callosa, Spain © Danusia Trzcinska
¡Alto pinar!
A sound I recognise that
I do not know
So I stay a moment &
Listen
The sky
The green, azure,
White & clean light
Desert burned
The sound of a bird
High in the pines.
20-21st Feb. 2024, the title is after Frederico García Lorca
Heart-Rain
Rain on the road
Is
The blossoming
Of the world.
Rowan Kilduff is a dad, mountain-runner, and activist-artist. He writes on the connection between ecological and world peace; wilderness, urban wildlife, and forests, and he is the author of a few books, as well as various articles that appear in print and online. He lives in Central Europe, currently up and down between 49 and 52°N.