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Tag: outdoors

Posted on September 16, 2023September 3, 2023

Dog Days

lazy boats
only the clouds
are sailing today

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Posted on September 15, 2023September 3, 2023

The Hollyhock Reserved

the bloom demures from view
what trust and courage it must take
to reveal the source of your enigmatic state

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Posted on September 14, 2023September 3, 2023

In Exchange

color leaving leaves
to redden berries and set the seeds
the bargain that autumn demands

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Posted on September 13, 2023September 3, 2023

Late Summer Garden

field grass high and in seed
flower stalks looking for rest
abundance about to tip into decline
this is the story of the passage of time

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Posted on September 11, 2023September 3, 2023

Old School

naked square bales
no plastic marshmallows here
the only white is wildflower bloom

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Posted on September 10, 2023September 3, 2023

Pause

while in admiration
everything else retreats
and the now is peacefulness beautified

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Posted on September 9, 2023August 27, 2023

Second Blooms And More

giving again and again
yarrow’s generosity
April through October

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Posted on September 8, 2023August 27, 2023

Rock Koi Swim

beneath the surface
orange rocks swim like koi
undulating with the current and the wind

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Posted on September 6, 2023August 27, 2023

The Tree’s Topography

a map of life
the bark divulging
her valleys and mountains

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Posted on September 5, 2023August 27, 2023

Orchestra Of Colors

lily’s song of joy
resounding in the misty morn
pink overture to a summer’s day

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Posted on September 4, 2023August 27, 2023

Willing

in the garden I begin to learn
how to let difficulties pass
like shadows across a petals

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Posted on September 3, 2023August 27, 2023

Told By The Road

the future is uncertain
but for this
together we go on

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Posted on September 2, 2023August 19, 2023

Sun Catcher Dream Catcher

dahlia’s petaled hoop
filtering light from dark
dreams from daymares

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Posted on September 1, 2023August 19, 2023

A New Galaxy Appeared

in the puddle’s universe
Saturns abound
rings need no moon

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Posted on August 31, 2023August 19, 2023

Heron On High

you are an arrow
piercing
the foreboding sky

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Posted on August 30, 2023August 19, 2023

Brass Echo

early turning
some azalea leaves browning
the watering can echos below

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Posted on August 29, 2023August 19, 2023

Progression

a ladder of life ascending to heaven
each bloom on the gladiola stalk
rounds the cycle of life and death

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Posted on August 28, 2023August 19, 2023

Begin

the fence
is neither
start nor finish

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Posted on August 27, 2023August 13, 2023

Sundial

a shadow falls
across the face
of time

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Posted on August 26, 2023August 13, 2023

Prayers At The Marsh

may the heron bless me with a sighting
may the mist rise and grant me clarity
may the water’s reflection give me a second chance to see

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Posted on August 25, 2023August 13, 2023

Summer Afternoon

these clouds carry
shade not water
and still we are thankful

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Posted on August 24, 2023August 13, 2023

Nearer To Thee

the closer I look
the more my view expands
and resonates with memories

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Posted on August 23, 2023August 23, 2023

The Queen’s Heron

across the water
white feathers converse
with white flowers

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Posted on August 22, 2023August 13, 2023

Three Sky Morning

the day already divided up
the pink sunrise, a blue mid-day
a mackerel bellied sunset

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Posted on August 21, 2023August 13, 2023

Monkshood

at the meadow monastery
frugal simplicity reveals
extravagant complexities

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Posted on August 20, 2023August 13, 2023

Amongst

all the same
while each one difference
such is universality

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Posted on August 19, 2023August 8, 2023

Concealment

the golden glow of sunlit dill
a perfect camouflage
for feasting finch

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Posted on August 18, 2023August 8, 2023

Building Blocks

one lone piece
of our river valley
mountains and palisades

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Posted on August 17, 2023August 6, 2023

Morning Dew

I can almost see time
accumulating
in the blades of grass

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Posted on August 16, 2023August 6, 2023

The Romantics

they meet each dawn
in the flowering meadow
just to gaze into each other’s eyes

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