Poetry by Roger Darnell
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Some people ask if Beth and I are always on-the-go, constantly experiencing exotic locations and their wonder. It’s easy to wish that was so, but for now, normal day-to-day life in our Asheville treehouse feels like the best-case scenario.
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Each episode of Rare Air encapsulates some moment where I was completely immersed in recording another of Mother Nature’s sacred revelations. Sublime visions such as these – and others exponentially more spectacular – play out constantly on this extraordinary planet of ours. Leaning in offers me yet another opportunity to appreciate the past, and hope for what might come in the future if all goes well.
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Life keeps pressing us forward, while this expanding chronicle keeps drawing me back into vacation days of the past. Each time we return from vacation and reconform to our standard mode of living, we become hyper-aware of the differences. Too bad we all can’t hang around in paradise, eat all our meals in colorful restaurants, and let the good times roll, each and every day.
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The project has become an essential component of the demonstration of this belief: As an artist, I have something to say.
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I sincerely look forward to hearing from you any time.
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I sincerely look forward to hearing from you any time.
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About eight months before the world turned upside down in 2020, Beth and I experienced our third trip to our number one favorite travel destination, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Playing out July 1st through the 8th, 2019, my journal mentions it including one of the very best days of my life.
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It is wonderful to report that today is an excellent day for us. We’re together in Cherry Grove, a run of built-out South Carolina coastline where we have gathered for the past several years – minus 2020, when we had to stay home. For our youngsters and the rest of us, it’s been great to ease back onto memory lane at the beach, especially with warmer temperatures enticing us outdoors. This year’s locale has us further north, and in our beach walks, the nature sanctuary of Cherry Grove Point beckons.
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Read on rkdarnell.com. What would I attempt to do if I knew I could not fail? This is a challenge my mother presented to me at different times in life. Happily, I’m coming up with some answers. First, I would write more, and aim to see that work through publication. And beyond that, I would spend more time traveling, capturing scenic beauty, and producing more nature documentaries.