On a Benediction of Wind Audiobook

Author Charles Finn reads from the book, On a Benediction of Wind by Barbara Michelman and Charles Finn. Originally published August 9, 2022.

To the Mountain

He arrived quietly in the night
Met a wild fawn upon the way
Trillium in full bloom
The snow that remained.
The mountaintop was strong. No flowers.
The valley below looked beautiful.
Ravens flew away with his regrets.
He chewed an alder twig for strength.
Placed his heart beyond his hands.
The commotion in his lower life was leaving.
He told the clouds, “It is time.”

Charles Finn is the former editor of the literary and fine arts magazine High Desert Journal, and author of Wild Delicate Seconds: 29 Wildlife Encounters. His essays, poems, and nonfiction have been published in journals, magazines, newspapers, and anthologies across the West. He lives in Havre, Montana with his wife Joyce Mphande-Finn and their cat Lutsa.

Original Music by Charlie Bruce.

Published December 10, 2022 by Chatwin Books.