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Tag: outdoors

Posted on March 25, 2025March 22, 2025

Pretending

these could be
cherry blossom petals
so sweet they melt

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Posted on March 24, 2025March 17, 2025

March Mixer

raindrops in snow
atop the mulching leaves
entwined with the tenacity of grass

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Posted on March 23, 2025March 17, 2025

Like The Drifting Sky

longing to be
free as a cloud
riding the incoming warmth

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Posted on March 21, 2025March 17, 2025

To Wear A Cloud

let go of everything
but your most essential elements
then raise your limbs high and wide

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Posted on March 20, 2025March 13, 2025

The River Is A Rainbow

throwing colors
and hopefulness
across the landscape

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Posted on March 19, 2025March 12, 2025

Together

we walk through shadows
and last years leaves
determining a path to the future

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Posted on March 18, 2025March 17, 2025

The Planets In Conversation

the sunset
offers her red prequel
to the blood moon

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Posted on March 17, 2025March 12, 2025

Found

another piece
to the puzzle
of life

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Posted on March 16, 2025March 13, 2025

Two Trees Crossed Like Skis

that secret place
we found
where winter welcomes spring

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Posted on March 15, 2025March 12, 2025

The Cold Still Bites

the river is running
but winter still
keeps her teeth out

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Posted on March 14, 2025March 12, 2025

Mabel Reminds Me How

to feel
my right to a place
in the world

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Posted on March 13, 2025March 10, 2025

Self Sufficiency

the sun reveals
last year’s leaves
nurturing new possibilities

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Posted on March 12, 2025March 4, 2025

Iris In Winter

a seed head bloom
in black and white
the winter gift of iris

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Posted on March 11, 2025March 4, 2025

March Teases Us With Spring

one day hinting at spring
then overnight
delivering more winter

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Posted on March 9, 2025March 4, 2025

Looking Forward

a little shimmer
of summer
in the snowy sunshine

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Posted on March 8, 2025March 4, 2025

Trudging

knee deep snow
slows but does not halt
the search for a roost

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Posted on March 7, 2025March 2, 2025

Marshaled By Blue Sky

in the company
of blue sky and clouds
my strength gathers

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Posted on March 6, 2025March 2, 2025

Portent Of Spring

as sunlight illuminates
a spot of green
faith restored

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Posted on March 5, 2025February 27, 2025

Hope On The Horizon

morning silence broken by
the whisperings of
delicate colors

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Posted on March 4, 2025February 27, 2025

Falling

oh to be
caught and cradled
on the bough of a pine

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Posted on March 3, 2025February 24, 2025

Blue Is For Summer

blueberry bushes
rosy cheeked
in winter’s cold

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Posted on March 1, 2025February 24, 2025

Winter’s Crosshatch

the river’s dark slash
beneath the mountain’s horizon
weaving through trees

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Posted on February 28, 2025February 15, 2025

Transcending

sometimes the sky
in all its moving beauty
rescues me from sorrow

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Posted on February 27, 2025February 15, 2025

Holding Space

summer’s ghost
saving a place
for her corporeal self

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Posted on February 26, 2025February 15, 2025

When The world Is Gray

summon the bravery
to sing
your song

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Posted on February 25, 2025February 15, 2025

Sunset Blaze

we warm ourselves
on the coldest days
with the sunset’s blaze

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Posted on February 24, 2025February 15, 2025

Side By Side

a gathering
of out buildings
constitutes winter community

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Posted on February 23, 2025February 15, 2025

Two Giraffes

a long way from Zimbabwe
they graze pine tree tops
in the Northeast Kingdom

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Posted on February 22, 2025February 15, 2025

Protection And Care

the fence line wanders
towards the road
then cutting right
to safeguard the herd

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Posted on February 20, 2025February 15, 2025

Cotton Snow

the landscape
softly swaddled
in a purity of comfort

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