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Tag: fence

Posted on March 5, 2020February 29, 2020

The Truth Of Scale


the proportion between
bird box and forest trees
makes me right sized

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Posted on February 28, 2020February 23, 2020

Vicarious Warmth


far off
in the distance
four fields bathe in the sun

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Posted on February 23, 2020February 16, 2020

Directions Home


at the fence end
the birdhouse’s front yard
a round of iris pods

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Posted on February 3, 2020January 31, 2020

Parallel Purposes


stretched across the landscape
train tracks and phone lines
corn rows and pasture fences

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Posted on January 2, 2020January 1, 2020

Wonderland Returns


new snow
the world made fresh again
the landscape cheers

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Posted on December 13, 2019December 10, 2019

Holding Whatever Is Offered


the pasture
empty of cows
filling with snow

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Posted on October 26, 2019October 24, 2019

A Question Worth Asking


will they take our coats
and turn them into socks and sweaters
for themselves

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Posted on October 17, 2019October 15, 2019

Perfect Day


horses graze
as the landscape
kaleidoscopes color

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Posted on September 27, 2019September 24, 2019

Too Soon To Say Goodbye


like summer
we linger
by the fencepost

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Posted on August 13, 2019August 11, 2019

Garden Verse


the garden
finds her
angle of repose

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Posted on August 5, 2019August 3, 2019

Frog On The Toadstool


I’ll do
what I want
is his only thought

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Posted on July 15, 2019July 10, 2019

Summer’s Best Friend


take shelter
in the sweet shade
of the dear old tree

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Posted on July 1, 2019June 25, 2019

Everything Rises


as morning sidles
to the edge of the garden
the gingko bows to the day

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Posted on June 16, 2019June 6, 2019

We Gather In The Meadow


chairs circled
we worship in
the valley’s benevolence

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Posted on April 11, 2019April 10, 2019

In April


in earthen beds
beneath another snow
seeds shake off their sleeping caps

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Posted on March 14, 2019March 10, 2019

Frontline


throughout
winter’s long march
positions held for spring

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Posted on March 13, 2019March 10, 2019

Calling Forth Green


between
the snow and clouds
evergreens conjure spring

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Posted on March 5, 2019February 28, 2019

Thin Ice


suspended on
the surface of things
seeking a breakthrough

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Posted on March 3, 2019February 28, 2019

Layers


between
the trees and snow
time hibernates

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Posted on February 4, 2019February 3, 2019

Shelter In The Storm


small space
large enough
for refuge

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Posted on January 9, 2019January 7, 2019

Taking It In


sunning yourself
on the fencepost
spirit in light

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Posted on December 20, 2018December 19, 2018

The Way


walk along
the pasture fence
every post an old friend

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Posted on December 18, 2018December 17, 2018

Here and Now


awakened by
and surrendered to
the day’s beauty

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Posted on December 10, 2018December 9, 2018

The Fence With Crabapple Finery


a blessing
of snow
slowing us into now

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Posted on November 30, 2018November 30, 2018

Awaiting Her Majesty


winter bejeweled bench
the snow queen’s
throne prepared

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Posted on November 19, 2018November 18, 2018

Orchestra Of The Outside


the wind
conducted
autumn’s hymnn

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Posted on October 19, 2018October 14, 2018

Taking Turns


summer lingers
in the field
autumn at the fencepost

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Posted on September 17, 2018September 12, 2018

Iconic Pollinator


so many years
we’ve missed you
how good to see you back

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Posted on September 3, 2018August 26, 2018

Companions


wild beauty
on the fence rail
a compliment to flowering weeds

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Posted on August 16, 2018August 12, 2018

Dominion


Queen Ann
presides over
the hillside

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