The Rocks Are Watching

Eschew blandness.
Eschew causing others pain.
We are all the target
so wear bright colors
and dance with
those you love.
Falling in love
has always been
a bit too much
to apply to
one person.
Falling in love
is appropriate for now, to love
all these things which are about to leave.
The rocks
are watching,
and the squirrels
and the stars
and the tired people in the street.
If you love them, let them know, with grace and non-invasive extravagance. Care about the beings you care about in gorgeous and surprising ways. Color outside the lines. Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. This is your last chance.
--Anne Herbert (from Whole Earth Review, spring 1995 )
"Handy tips on how to behave at the death of the world"

Unkar from Poin'dexter (top)
outside Boulder Canyon (middle)
Grapevine Rapid (below)