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Tag: trees

Posted on September 1, 2020September 1, 2020

The Cup Runneth Over


a carpet of sunshine
unfurls
beneath the azure sky

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Posted on August 25, 2020August 30, 2020

Now The Light Slants Towards September

shadows grow longer
the birdhouse stands empty
the quiet of fall approaches

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Posted on August 22, 2020August 30, 2020

Our Spot

I’ll meet you there
when the stars come out
and we’ll name them until dawn

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Posted on August 20, 2020August 14, 2020

Walk In The Woods


side by side
we round the bend
into the new now

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Posted on August 11, 2020August 10, 2020

Cyclone Of Color


the wind
picked up the sunset
and spun it into the sky

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Posted on August 8, 2020August 1, 2020

The Way


gentle path
through the flowering field
the road to happy destiny

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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 June 18, 2020June 11, 2020

Taking The Day

mother and child
side by side
into the morning mist

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Posted on June 10, 2020June 6, 2020

They Are Dancing

from the bench
we watch
firefly flowers

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Posted on June 5, 2020May 30, 2020

Duty

the sentry
guarding the feeder
as dawn wakes the day

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Posted on May 30, 2020May 27, 2020

She Is Known By A Thousand Names

the infinity
of green
endless variations

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Posted on May 19, 2020May 17, 2020

The Fields Green

verdantly
spring takes hold
birch raise their chartreuse flag

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Posted on May 8, 2020May 4, 2020

Navigation

in uncertainty
I can only steer
by faith

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Posted on April 30, 2020April 26, 2020

The Watcher

seer
of all things
unmasking mysteries

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Posted on April 28, 2020April 26, 2020

The Woods


still at rest
lichen
the only green

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Posted on April 20, 2020April 15, 2020

The Garden’s Shape Emerges


spring begins
with a kaleidoscope
of greens

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Posted on April 17, 2020April 15, 2020

Making Sense Of Things


as I approach
the mist recedes
slow introduction to clarity

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Posted on April 4, 2020April 1, 2020

Power Of Intention


with the help of the sun
I focus my attention
on leafing and blooming

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Posted on March 30, 2020March 26, 2020

In Uncertainty


one kind of courage
consists of
quiet and stillness

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Posted on March 28, 2020March 26, 2020

Watching Curves


the bridge
the rock wall
the landscape itself

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Posted on March 22, 2020March 20, 2020

Making Beds, Changing Sheets


white sheets of snow
pulled back
from the field beds

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Posted on March 20, 2020March 19, 2020

Equinox


a touch of snow
first day of spring
March in the Northeast

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Posted on March 14, 2020March 10, 2020

Hawk


all the small creatures know
the curve
of the predators beak

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Posted on March 11, 2020March 10, 2020

Morning Moon


faint
like a dream
upon waking

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Posted on March 8, 2020March 4, 2020

New Day


color and light
rushing in
pushing out the darkness

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Posted on March 5, 2020February 29, 2020

The Truth Of Scale


the proportion between
bird box and forest trees
makes me right sized

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Posted on March 2, 2020February 23, 2020

Vestiges


nestled between
the snow and log
late fall’s remains

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Posted on February 25, 2020February 23, 2020

Tall Tales Told


I stood with the trees
listening to them
share their stories

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Posted on February 24, 2020February 16, 2020

One Of Two


each circle self distinct
bark barrier between
but time and proximity
merge two into one

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Posted on February 22, 2020February 16, 2020

Morning


I awaken
to a land
of dreams

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