Vernon Wade is a poet, author and freelancer. He has been published in The Gorge Literary Journal, Dualsport Rider Magazine, Hack’d Magazine, The Sidecarist, ROB Magazine and The Hood River News.
The world fills him with wonder. When he looks at the sky he is lifted into flights of fancy, when he stares at the earth he is drawn beneath its surface. He is delighted to find the macrocosm and the microcosm equally mesmerizing.
4/5/26 5:20 42F (5.5C) Clear and calm and filled with birdsong.
The owls are calling to each other. Frogs are croaking.
The waning moon still looks full as it slides towards the west ridge.
I think Scott has gone home. The lodge flickers with the light of a dying fire.
My mistake. I hear movement. He must be sleeping in.
After a long soak, Scott and I enjoyed a survivor’s breakfast with Robert and Amy.
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