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Tag: rock

Posted on February 12, 2020February 6, 2020

They Stand In Solidarity


the tree trunk curtseys
to the power and durability
of rock and stone

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Posted on February 2, 2020January 27, 2020

Mystery Of Snow


cloaked in cold
insulated by the thing
from the thing

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Posted on December 17, 2019December 13, 2019

This December’s Interval


rock, leaf, ice, snow
elements and artifacts
underfoot

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Posted on September 9, 2019September 8, 2019

Proximity


missive
from the future
fall’s imminence

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Posted on July 6, 2019July 2, 2019

Nature’s Time


flowering sundial
it’s gnomon
the coulds

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Posted on June 9, 2019June 9, 2019

They Meet Each Spring


enduring rock
perpetual phlox
kindreds

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Posted on June 3, 2019June 1, 2019

Granite Face


head cocked
piercing eye
shy smile

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Posted on January 6, 2019December 31, 2018

In Endless Variation And Subtlety


mighty granite
displays so many grays
in the shale of the palisades

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Posted on December 29, 2018December 26, 2018

Myself and I


in sunlight
I stroll
with my shadow

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Posted on August 30, 2018August 26, 2018

Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate


at the flower’s
request
love and affection

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Posted on July 4, 2018July 2, 2018

Fireworks


amidst
lichen sparklers
explosions of red

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Posted on February 21, 2018February 19, 2018

Whale Back


black rock
breaches snow
leaf waves splash

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Posted on December 3, 2017November 27, 2017

Granite and Lichen


ancient friends
in company since
the beginning of time

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Posted on November 17, 2017November 12, 2017

Encouragement


stepping stones
in the mossy path
invitation to the woods

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Posted on October 20, 2017October 17, 2017

Break Time


crabapple snack
fuel for
nut gathering

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Posted on September 8, 2017August 27, 2017

Serrated Shade


saw toothed
shadow
carving granite

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Posted on July 27, 2017July 23, 2017

Aspiration


rock and lichen
give rise to
new life’s watch tower

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Posted on July 19, 2017July 16, 2017

The Amplification of Being


deep silence
listening to
the shadows move

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Posted on June 28, 2017June 25, 2017

Wood Bone


sun bleached
tree’s remains
the landscape’s carcass

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Posted on June 22, 2017June 16, 2017

Aspirations


divine
white iris
aspires to heaven

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Posted on May 16, 2017May 11, 2017

Movement Without Moving


even the stationary rock
will cross the line
in due time

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Posted on April 20, 2017April 16, 2017

Rush


months of stillness
liberated by
the freeing sun

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Posted on February 12, 2017February 11, 2017

Together

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nothing in common
but proximity of place
root enough for community

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Posted on January 22, 2017January 13, 2017

River Frosted Pine

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river cold
reaches up
frosting from below

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Posted on November 29, 2016November 26, 2016

Astronomy

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it seemed
the moon had landed
inside the garden gate

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Posted on November 11, 2016November 11, 2016

Duty

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in service
to the season
cliffside color clings

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Posted on October 8, 2016October 2, 2016

Flow

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oh to be
a leaf in the water
that shapes the rock

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Posted on September 20, 2016September 14, 2016

Morning Joy

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wings wide
the day embraced
one with everything

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Posted on September 14, 2016September 13, 2016

Wild Ways

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intrepid tree
grows in rock
eagle’s fishing spot

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Posted on September 3, 2016September 1, 2016

Respite

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navigating stillness
by the paddle drip’s song
peace within reach

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