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Moving Forward
Another year coming to a close.Another obstacle is looming in the night. The truth is difficult to see...
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Silent Objections
The calm water reflects the coldmorning sky coming on-line. Pierced by raven calls and lulledby rolling waves. Fragments...
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Taking Comfort
Standing on the cement patiohours after the sun fell awayI let go of the city and noiseand stare...
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Giants
I walked in the empty fieldsand fell before the giants. Holding up the winter skytheir gaze met with...
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Finding a Way
Winter smoke.Silent forest.Nearing nightfall. Chaos present.Walls increasing.Too much. Trapped here.Concrete, glass.Nightfall settling. Clearing mind.Opening mind.Letting go. Eyes closed.Energy...
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Poem – Emerging from the Depths with Stardust
The blood-red sky of time before the sun rises intermingled with black clouds, the air is cold and...
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Surviving
Slow down, stop, look to the sky. With eyes closed, take in nature, exhale burdens, worries, and angst....
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Poem – Taking the Path into the Darkening Sky
Falling off the concrete path, I landed in the empty fields surrounded with autumn colors. I was not...
Poem – Night Becomes the Day
Standing on the front porch I watch the sun rise over the distant mountains and first light run...
Poem – Horizon
Spring has filled in the once barren forest and we witness the green waves rolling toward the blue...
Poem – Morning Sky and Birds
Early morning walk to the empty fields and the blue sky filled with birds. Wind through the trees...
Poem – Winter Dreams
Submerged in the depths of winter, the land beneath layers of ice, and the pond a giant glass...
Poem – Escape Within Cartoons
Snow begins to cover the empty field as the trees hold up the graying sky. I want to...
Returning from Alaska
Returning from an Alaskan retreat, I am different. Nothing earth shattering and most likely not noticeable to most...