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Category Archives: Poetry
Knocking on the door
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
Posted in Nature, Poetry
Tagged autumn, botany, inspiration, nature, Oregon, poems, poetry
28 Comments
In the shade of a thought
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
Grassroots effort
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
Wet stone
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
River music
Intently listening to river music my heart overflows.
Spice of life
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
Posted in Nature, Poetry
Tagged humor, inspiration, nature, Oregon, poems, poetry, winter
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Lengthening life
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.
Drifting ships
With the slightest breath of wind — leafy sails billow on masts of trees — drifting ships in a blue-green sea.
Posted in Photography, Poetry
Tagged art, inspiration, nature, Oregon, photography, poems, poetry
27 Comments
Constant awe
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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