Category Archives: Poetry

Knocking on the door

Posted on September 18, 2016 by tyler4turtles

As if in a headstand limber branches of a tree break dance. With only a shell on its back inching through life leaving a trail of slime I stopped in my tracks & let the snail pass I’ve got time. … Continue reading →

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In the shade of a thought

Posted on July 10, 2016 by tyler4turtles

The swish of purple leaves — the tap of swinging plums — the friction of time ticking by on the pendulum tree.  Shadows lengthen past the noonday sun — trees splay their canopies on the ground — growing back to … Continue reading →

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Grassroots effort

Posted on March 20, 2016 by tyler4turtles

Speak to me in the cool tongue of a clear mountain stream. Absorbing the morning sun through every pore — a solar flare of daffodils dances in an open field. Inch by inch worms measure the earth’s waist. Deep in … Continue reading →

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Wet stone

Posted on March 13, 2016 by tyler4turtles

A worm wriggles through a loophole escaping the early bird. Singing inside a skunk cabbage amphitheater — a chorus frog’s song carries throughout the swamp. An owl’s screech pierces the heart of darkness. My mind wound tight as a guitar … Continue reading →

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River music

Posted on January 31, 2016 by tyler4turtles

Intently listening to river music my heart overflows.

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Spice of life

Posted on January 17, 2016 by tyler4turtles

A landslide of grey sky — canopies buried under the rubble of rock doves — breathing in the heavy air. My mind wanders thru treetops — gamboling on clouds & leapfrogging birds — dreaming of a weightless world that defies … Continue reading →

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Pitch black

Posted on July 18, 2015 by tyler4turtles

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Lengthening life

Posted on April 9, 2015 by tyler4turtles

Originally posted on The ancient eavesdropper:
At  the end of my rope, I untied  the knots  holding me tight & l e n g t h e n e d  my life.

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Drifting ships

Posted on April 2, 2015 by tyler4turtles

With the slightest breath of wind — leafy sails billow on masts of trees — drifting ships in a blue-green sea.

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Constant awe

Posted on March 6, 2015 by tyler4turtles

Originally posted on The ancient eavesdropper:
Poets live each day in a state of constant awe — they feel more than they write — words will never suffice.

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