Kind mentor passes –
As wise as the oldest hills ~
Still learning from him.
[For C. Barry Long, RIP]
Kind mentor passes –
As wise as the oldest hills ~
Still learning from him.
[For C. Barry Long, RIP]
Looking at a rock –
One cannot just think ‘a rock’ ~
Geology brain.
For Prof. George Sevastopulo, RIP.
Waves on a Wednesday-
I sit on a pile of rocks ~
Made in older seas.
Sleeping volcanoes –
Just hot enough to cook on ~
Not sure I’d live there.
A man of science-
Who still saw the hand of God ~
A poor student, helped.
(For Philip A. Allen, Professor of Geology, RIP)
Rocks are making rocks –
On the beach, in the river ~
Deep beneath your feet.
Long day soil sampling –
Sat down on ploughed field to smoke ~
Corvids come to roost.
A marble fireplace –
Anastomosing patterns ~
Long since understood.
(For Dave Johnston, a great teacher)