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Tag: river

Posted on February 13, 2022February 5, 2022

The River Autonomous

breaking through
the shackles of cold
fleeing towards spring

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Posted on February 4, 2022January 27, 2022

Liberation

set free
by the sun
run river run

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Posted on January 7, 2022December 31, 2021

Two Tracks

hooves on ice
paws in snow
the followed and the follower

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Posted on December 30, 2021December 29, 2021

Once And Again

the river delivers
a splash
of blue sky

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Posted on December 27, 2021December 26, 2021

Winter Travels

the current
not yet submerged
cold holds on
taking the ride

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Posted on October 11, 2021October 2, 2021

How Autumn Starts

branches
reintroduce themselves
one tiny flare of red

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Posted on October 6, 2021October 2, 2021

The River The Sunlight And Wind

painted an abstract
capturing
the whole of life

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Posted on September 28, 2021September 26, 2021

No Longer Even A Memory

like the night’s dreams
morning mist disperses
until dissolved

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Posted on August 31, 2021August 23, 2021

Self Conscious

left
is my best
side

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Posted on August 23, 2021August 13, 2021

The Reeds Swear Sovereignty

late summer
wears a crown of wood
nobility of trees

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Posted on August 7, 2021August 5, 2021

Happenings In Forest Time

sunshine makes for shade
as the river flows
and mushrooms grow

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Posted on July 10, 2021July 4, 2021

Water Cairns

stone memories
commemorating place
in the passage of time

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Posted on May 12, 2021May 9, 2021

In The Stillness

the trees admire
their own
stately symmetry

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Posted on April 1, 2021March 28, 2021

River Border

the north side
maintains the line
spring seeks to cross

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Posted on March 7, 2021March 5, 2021

March Madness

a tangle of seasons
simultaneously
letting go and hanging on

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Posted on February 28, 2021February 23, 2021

February Narcissus

winter gazed
upon her own reflection
in the river

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Posted on January 27, 2021January 23, 2021

Searching For Flowers

in winter
it is the snow
that blooms

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Posted on January 19, 2021January 18, 2021

The Center Holds

shadows play
on the river of leaves
stillness inside movement

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Posted on December 3, 2020November 30, 2020

Turbulence

despite
wind and current
we travel together

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Posted on November 20, 2020November 18, 2020

Gentle Mountains

rounded shoulders
of time
guide the river

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Posted on October 21, 2020October 20, 2020

The River

I let
the current carry
all my worry away

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Posted on October 14, 2020October 11, 2020

Side By Side

through the heart
of the valley
travels the river and train

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Posted on September 7, 2020September 2, 2020

The River In September


the deepening
of green and blue
expands the view

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Posted on September 4, 2020September 1, 2020

Work And Play


between wood stackings
we put paddles in the water
time is our friend

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Posted on August 13, 2020August 30, 2020

Ricochet Of Loveliness

phlox white clouds
the sky echos
the garden’s bloom

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Posted on July 17, 2020July 12, 2020

By The River In July


thirsty fields
anticipate
some much needed rain

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Posted on July 8, 2020July 5, 2020

Cows In The Pasture

however far away
place holders
for a summer’s day

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Posted on May 28, 2020May 24, 2020

You Can (But You Can’t) Fence Me In

the dandelions corralled
but their wishes
cannot be contained

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Posted on January 26, 2020January 21, 2020

The River Free

the river desires movement
and uses all its wiles
to dodge stillness

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Posted on December 27, 2019December 25, 2019

Becoming One


the temperature rises
snow becomes fog
the universe dissolves into itself

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