Flowers in the Canyons

There are times a sister needs her brother -- and I think we all could use the memory of flowers in the canyons. All photos by TW, selected text from his December 14, 2008 entry over at American Idyll.




what i'll
give you
since you asked
is all my time
together.
take the
rugged sunny days,
the warm and
rocky weather.
take the roads
that i have
walked along
looking for
tomorrow's time,
peace of mind.
as my life
spills into yours,
changing
with the hours,
filling up
the world
with time,
turning time to flowers,
i can show you all the songs that i never sang to one love before.

we have seen a million stones lying by the water.
you have climbed the hills with me to the mountain shelter.
taken off the days one by one, setting them to breathe in the sun.
take the lilies and the lace from the days of childhood,
all the willow winding paths leading up and outward.
this is what i give.
this is what i ask you for.
nothing more.
--judy collins ("since you asked")