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Category Archives: Summer
A DAY WELL DONE
Evening holds its sway. . . moon’s bright light, full spectrum. . . crickets, chirping echoing– they have their say, as I’m reflecting on a day well done: keeping practices and promises, completing foreseen actions, carved out time for prayer … Continue reading
Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry, Prayer, Seasons, Summer
Tagged Appreciation, Boldness, Breathing, Contemplation, Crickets, Day, Heart, Love, Lungs, Mind Body, Poetry, Satisfaction, Song, Summer, Sun, Thought, Time, Well Done
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DREAM
Dream! Even when the summer coming out of spring spreads broad the land in years-deep parch, leaving only sparse and weaker green, for many miles to be seen. . . Dream– though it’s hard for your mind’s eye to see … Continue reading
THE OUTING OF WISDOM
The thing that autumn brings: the soft unveiling of deep wisdom as leaves and other outer forms, seen from without, get wizened, and sounds wane. . . the wary whispers come to reign where did preside loud summer shouts. . … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Seasons, Summer
Tagged Acceptance, Action, Air, Apex, Autumn, Ballet, Blaze, Bless, Bounds, Bright, Burst, Change, Connection, Cut, Day, Decked, Feet, Form, Fragrant, Groudns, Guard, Hands, Happy, Joints, Kicks, Limbs, Love, Movement, Outing, Persuaded, Pine, Plods, Preside, Reaching out, Reign, Reluctant, Rhythm, Risen, Safte, Seasons, Shouts, Sounds, Space, Stretch, Strewn, Strust, Summer, Trees, Walking, Wane, Wary, Whispers, Whole, Wiggles, Wisdom
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SUN, GIVE ME A SMOOCH!
Sun, kiss me! Give me a big SMOOCH! Whisper of wind, caress me! Sweep your cool, soft hand on my expectant skin– so that I tingle every place you touch. . . Air, feel me! Sink to my core where … Continue reading
Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry, Prayer, Summer
Tagged Air, Day, Determination, Feeling, Mind Body, Opening, Poetry, Reaching out, Receiving, Satisfaction
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THE WORK OF THE YEAR
It’s now July, the year half-done– sun still slung quite high in sky, but past its peak, where it has already sunk daily to arc to lower slant, slow but sure to become much more oblique– rays more weakly piercing … Continue reading
Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry, Summer
Tagged Determination, Hope, Love, Sky, Time
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HECKA COLD GETS OLD
It’s hecka cold today. . . relative to recent days, that is. Winter grips, even as its power slips From its former sway, Ere summer comes upon the scene To play upon us with her heat And fierce sun beat … Continue reading
A MUGGY, FOGGY EARLY SEPTEMBER DAY
A muggy, foggy, early September day. . . But still, an early September day. Still fairly glorious to be outdoors, at the onset of this autumn force. . . the leaves begun to shrink, ahead of when they’ll spin and … Continue reading
