Bio
Living, writing, and the great adventure
“Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing”
Helen Keller
It’s a wild ride in this world. And, at times, a struggle to survive. Adventures are not always a wild flight to glory.
Born in Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA in 1949.
Grew up in Albuquerque from age 5.
I’ve never been able to stay away from New Mexico for long. This is a wild land (outside the cities) both in terrain and weather. Vistas that grab your soul.
Schooling
I am not as much educated as learned. School bored me most of the time and it was all…
morning wind-
rushing to greet
rising sun
I will wait here
Springtime New Mexico
A strangely cold wind
blowing more dust
from a warm, gusty day
A curved-bill thrasher
sings sweetly — calling
the end of the day
For TBIN poetry prompt: Spiky
For #NAPOWRIMO and all the creative fools
You must be a fool
to write poetry
and show it to others
To create in the open
To sing and whistle
and dance and fly
You must be a fool
to believe in something
beyond religion and science
to believe that creation
can balance destruction
and everything is growing
to believe that you may be special
to go unarmed into enemy territory
and not believe in enemies
to believe that words
are more than the sum of letters
You Must be a fool
to converse with animals
and trees
and rocks
to have faith
that the universe is sentient
you must Be A Fool
to think that there is…
Thank you, Josie! Peace to you <3
Dana Sanford
Poet. Philosopher. A sense of Humor. 60 years ago I rode the winds at the top of a tall cottonwood. Buy me a coffee @ https://ko-fi.com/danasanford
