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Tag: woods

Posted on May 21, 2024May 13, 2024

Open Space

the days expand
mid-mornings linger
the feeling grows
that there is time enough

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Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024

Azalea In Spring

spring’s verdant touch
awakens the valley
so many beginnings
the universe unfolding

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Posted on May 8, 2024May 1, 2024

Hepatica

spring wander
in the woods
leads to fairyland

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Posted on May 4, 2024April 26, 2024

Inspiration

a crimson fungi
foreshadowing
the trilliums bloom

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Posted on April 29, 2024April 26, 2024

Right Sized In The Woods

Buddha sat
his moss cushion
made of granite

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Posted on April 23, 2024April 18, 2024

Flowering Sunset

the night
unfurls herself
like a rose

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Posted on April 18, 2024April 14, 2024

Souls Bared To The World

naked trees
in the golden meadow
strength in vulnerability

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Posted on April 8, 2024April 5, 2024

Silent Greeting

each tree
a kind acquaintance
the woods my gracious neighbor

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Posted on April 5, 2024April 4, 2024

Candy

a heavy handed sifting
of a confectioners sugar snow
the woods now candy land

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Posted on April 4, 2024March 30, 2024

Rush

how fast
the water hurries
chasing after spring

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Posted on April 3, 2024March 31, 2024

Good Morning In The North Woods

in the misty woods
sleepy eyed and fluffy coated
rising from the deer bed

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Posted on April 1, 2024March 30, 2024

Rooted Aspirations

like many tiny wings
the fluttering of a flock of leaves
do trees fly in their dreams?

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Posted on March 29, 2024March 25, 2024

The Mountain Wears A Kilt

shadows woven
on the snow
in the glen plaid woods

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Posted on March 25, 2024March 23, 2024

Winter’s Way

back to bed
all greening things
beneath this new white blanket

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Posted on March 23, 2024March 21, 2024

Flurry In The Woods

winter and spring
how they dance and duel
for dominance

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Posted on February 15, 2024February 9, 2024

Fidelity

evergreens
holding the torch
for spring

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Posted on January 22, 2024January 18, 2024

Reveal

in the fog of snow and cold
the spirit of the woods
comes closer

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Posted on December 30, 2023December 17, 2023

Confections

powdered sugar snow
candies the woods
sweetening a December day

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Posted on December 20, 2023December 13, 2023

Squirrel’s Feast Day

they banqueted
on the stump
tiny hands shucking pinecones

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Posted on December 16, 2023December 4, 2023

Sanctuary

little church stands between
the old route road and the big woods
with a faith of clapboard and a peace of stained glass

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Posted on December 12, 2023November 30, 2023

Vigil

candles in the woods
the community of birch
stand by their fallen

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Posted on December 6, 2023November 25, 2023

Like A Goddess

bestowing sweetness
with grace
delicacy belies her strength

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Posted on November 24, 2023November 12, 2023

Ways Of Water

still flowing
but slower
still drawing
with sunlight

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Posted on November 17, 2023November 5, 2023

Trunks Of Knowledge

where the birch are gathered
they talk amongst themselves
sharing the wisdom of their society

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Posted on November 10, 2023October 28, 2023

Evergreens

as colors wane
the pines step forward
offering their constant camaraderie

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Posted on November 5, 2023October 22, 2023

Never Lonely

two by two
horses and ponies
exponential companionship

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Posted on November 2, 2023October 22, 2023

Lace Maker

the log
dressed up for fall
a collar of frilly fungi

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Posted on November 1, 2023October 22, 2023

The Happenstance Of Circumstance

this side so lush and green
autumn on the opposite shore
place dictates everything

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Posted on October 28, 2023October 22, 2023

Roads To Winter

in the darkness
and the scarcity
there will also be beauty

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Posted on October 26, 2023October 22, 2023

In The Sweet

autumn leaves
coated with
honeyed autumn light

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