There is a beast that lives in the woods. There are marks on the trees and that is not a place where you should go, for that is the territory of The Beast. It scratches marks on the trees where it lives, a Beast that you would have the luck to only cross paths with … Continue reading The Beast: Jordan Derksen

Time, time again, I wait for that space, between my dreams and when I wake. Moments pass like sand in the wind. The days pass like my footprints, trail behind me thinking, walking, working. Spending my time planning my dreams, preparing for the future. All that time spent in the past. Time, time again.

I undress, climb into bed, get under the covers and rest my head. Laying my head down on the pillow slowly I fall asleep. The land of my dreams washes over me and then I see her in the distance; a beautiful woman fit for my dreams. Slowly, I approach and she smiles and takes … Continue reading Dream Girl: Jordan Derksen

I was on a road trip across the country when I stopped in a little village and met with a medicine man. I asked him if he could tell me my purpose in life. I felt dismayed because on this road trip I was to find myself. He shook a bag of bones, blew some … Continue reading A Thousand Years: Jordan Derksen

 I love you, like the moon loves the stars. I love you, like the clouds love the rain. I love you, like the trees love the wind. I love you, like the waves love the shore. I love you, like the grass loves the earth. I love you, like the shadows love the light. I … Continue reading I Love You: Jordan Derksen

Does the wind know how to Blow? Does the Bluejay do anything to fly, other than flapping its wings? Does it know how to speak squirrel, do they send tweets from tree to tree? Is that the sound of the forest? Does it listen? Does it speak? Does the dragonfly know how to hunt or … Continue reading Flowers: Jordan Derkson