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Tag: sunlight

Posted on March 6, 2017March 5, 2017

Gold Leaf

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temporary thaw reveals
winter’s gilding
of last year’s oak

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Posted on February 1, 2017January 26, 2017

186,000 Miles Each Second

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in every grey day
light is always at work
moving towards a breakthough

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Posted on January 24, 2017January 20, 2017

Bittersweet

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in iced sunlight
brightness sweetens
the bitter cold

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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 January 16, 2017January 13, 2017

Austerity

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sharp edged
cold etches
light into dark

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Posted on November 21, 2016November 15, 2016

Sides

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branched
right and left
both needing the stem

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Posted on November 10, 2016November 7, 2016

Buche de Noel

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mushroomed and mossed
the forrest’s
confection of perfection

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Posted on October 19, 2016October 17, 2016

Holding Light

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serene in uncertainty
possibilities tumble
into the unknown

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Posted on October 15, 2016October 11, 2016

Interlude

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time stopped
eternity unraveled
in a visit to a petal

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Posted on October 7, 2016October 6, 2016

Readying

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grasses softly sing
slumber’s sweet lullaby
of approaching dormant days

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Posted on October 5, 2016October 2, 2016

Mum

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the one
whose love
never tires

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Posted on October 2, 2016October 1, 2016

Sunday Afternoon

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time is
best measured in
moments not minutes

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Posted on September 22, 2016September 20, 2016

At The Elegant Edge

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outside the spotlight
of sunshine and sparkle
the silhouette of elegance

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Posted on September 6, 2016September 4, 2016

Intuition

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at the water’s edge
in a world of green
the sense of being seen

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Posted on August 26, 2016August 22, 2016

The Queen’s Snow

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flurry
of  fluttering lace
in the quiet white light

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Posted on August 5, 2016July 31, 2016

Summer Games

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dappled and darting
sunbeams and birch trees
play tag in the woods

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Posted on July 5, 2016July 4, 2016

Kit

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self possessed
the surety of instinct
edges out all doubt

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Posted on June 27, 2016June 19, 2016

Modesty

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so much
attention from the sun
petals blush

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Posted on June 24, 2016June 19, 2016

Dreamland

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intoxicating
flutter and glow
a dreamland of poppies

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Posted on June 19, 2016June 9, 2016

Found Again

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walk in the woods
with sunlight and fairies
Eden has not been lost

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Posted on June 7, 2016June 1, 2016

Divinity Blooms

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of one nature
is trillium’s trinity
her triptych in the woods

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Posted on June 2, 2016June 2, 2016

Hedonist

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a decadence
of earthly pleasures
oh the primrose path

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Posted on May 8, 2016May 2, 2016

The Music Played

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concert at the vernal pond
the flutist serenades
obligate and facultative inhabitants

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Posted on February 12, 2016February 5, 2016

Shifting

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neither even or fair
the lay of the land
embraces inconsistency

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Posted on December 20, 2015December 17, 2015

Alighted

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light shone
on the finished field
transforming it to gold

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Posted on November 18, 2015November 12, 2015

Collection

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gathered
sunlight and stripes
abundance of gourds

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Posted on November 11, 2015November 7, 2015

Expansion

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as the marsh
whispered her secrets
the water spun light into gold

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Posted on October 30, 2015October 29, 2015

October Glory

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the light
was as thick as honey
its sweetness coated the day

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Posted on October 24, 2015October 23, 2015

Shucked Ruby

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calico corn
hot pops red
or as hominy harmony 

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Posted on October 21, 2015October 17, 2015

Day Unveiled

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morning crosses the river
sunlight lapping at my feet

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