By Mark Walker
Sailing
Seeing the ocean
Oh, to sail on that water
to glide on her skin
Haiku for Bill Lanphar
Oh, our dear brother
Silent steel strings sing no more
A still water now
MV Conception
There’s a hole in the harbor
A hole in my heart
An ocean of tears can’t fill
Mark Walker grew up on military bases around the word, settling in Austin Texas from 1973-2001. After moving to Santa Barbara in 2001, Mark started songwriting at City College Continuing Education (taught by Nicola Gordon). He and his wife, Jan Ziegler, run 10 West Gallery.