Tag: poetry
group name: i-am-grateful
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November 12, 2006 04:37 PM EST --
The sun is setting in the west
A gentle breeze cools the air
Soon Thanksgiving
Soon Winter
But today it is warm and lovely
And good to be alive
November 11, 2006
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September 24, 2006 01:18 PM EDT --
( this was the first poem that was published commercially)
The shaman of autumn extends his staff
And touches the green leaves,
Transmuting them into gold and flame.
But all too soon they turn . . . more
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October 20, 2006 02:05 PM EDT --
Do you remember Alonso Quijana?
Probably not.
Alonso was a Spanish country gentleman
Of more than middle years
Who was overwhelmed
By the bleakness and cruelty of his time.
Some say . . . more
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November 06, 2006 12:05 PM EST --
Musings
Walking alone in the pine woods
The air seems blue.
The sun liberating the aroma
Of Christmas past.
November 6, 2006
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September 25, 2006 02:43 PM EDT --
In Japan they are called ring gongs
In China and Tibet they are called singing bowls
Usually hand hammered brass bowls
Enthroned on a round ornate pillow
With a hard wooden striker.
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November 17, 2006 11:30 AM EST --
Just the thought of her
Ignites a spark, spreading through
Body Mind and Heart
Making all I do and say
Bright, holy and light filled
November 17, 2006
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December 01, 2006 12:04 PM EST --
High in the Rockies
Blanketed now with snow
Often unmarred even by
The tracks of animals
Is the High Lonesome.
Late in the Spring
When the snow has melted
The meadows come alive . . . more
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May 28, 2007 12:16 PM EDT --
Fenceposts and icy trees race restlessly by Only the moon stays in one place How I wish you could be more like the moon Endless dependability, tides, time, Yet free enough to enjoy an afternoon Why can't . . . more
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September 27, 2006 02:30 PM EDT --
The aroma of burning leaves
The flights of birds heading south
Glorious sunsets, early evening cloud patterns
And the cool caressing of the breezes
Should, but do not cool
The ardor of . . . more
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November 20, 2006 12:00 PM EST --
Just outside my kitchen window
Against a backdrop of dead leaves
And a threatening gray sky
Two tiny forsythia flowers
Nod in the wind and smile at each other
They seem to be saying
"We are . . . more
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January 01, 2007 09:47 AM EST --
Not the year ahead
but the now of this today.
Your precious canvas.
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July 07, 2007 11:08 PM EDT --
Feeling Lost....
Wishing you were here...
yet glad that you are there
Missing you....
yet feeling you all around me
Angry that you were taken too soon.....
yet SO happy that you don't have to suffer . . . more
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October 17, 2006 01:20 PM EDT --
So many times I ignore the trouble
Shove the sorrow down
I know if I sing it out
Loud and blue
Painful choking words ring clear and true
Saving me
I struggle.
Don't wanna rain sadness on the day . . . more
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September 19, 2006 02:54 PM EDT --
Emerging from the house of sorrow
Two birds renew an old friendship
The younger giving new life to the older
The older sharing the life and joy
With the world
September 19, 2006
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October 04, 2006 10:58 AM EDT --
In the darkness that he thought was light
He had stumbled and fallen
And in the terror of the falling
And in the painful impact
Of striking the ground
He realized that he must
Find the way . . . more
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October 26, 2006 11:10 AM EDT --
As he sat on his black cushion
The monk was aware
Of the wisps of white smoke
Rising from the burning incense sticks
Filling the room with the aroma
Of sweet sandalwood
And carrying . . . more
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December 17, 2006 11:01 AM EST --
Advent’s third Sunday
The vestments are pink
And the liturgy calls us to rejoice
“Rejoice always. I say again rejoice!”
Probably our response is what for? . . . more
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April 21, 2007 04:14 PM EDT --
Sickle moon, ancient symbol
Of the Celtic Goddess
Bent bow of Diana the Huntress
Poised over Venus, my sun sign
What magic do you spin?
What arrows do you shoot?
April 21, . . . more
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June 27, 2007 03:13 PM EDT --
Acknowledgment
I have lived long
Traveled far
And learned much
But the greatest sources
Of my knowledge even wisdom
Are two wonderful women
A calico Kitten
And a black . . . more
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October 03, 2006 01:07 PM EDT --
Matching skinned knees
Child in stream with Barbie Doll
Swimming, now diving.
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