Monthly Archives: July 2015

summer walk – July 29

Posted on July 31, 2015 by landl30

7.29.2015 wild buckwheat and buffalobur, cocklebur and kochia, lambsquarters, marshelder, mustard and nightshade   pigweed, ragweed, velvetleaf, and charlie they’re all doing well along with the corn.   rain o’er the tops, sunshine where needed life so abundant flows up … Continue reading →

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in my mind’s eye – July 28

Posted on July 29, 2015 by landl30

7.28.2015 what did I see in my mind’s eye today   a cart of first corn full of its season   a voice on the phone with insight and care   a face across the room wrestling with frustration   … Continue reading →

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friends having fun – July 25

Posted on July 29, 2015 by landl30

7.25.2015 friends having fun playing parts, displaying their wares, talents, carings   the joy is mine —————–

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grounded – July 26

Posted on July 27, 2015 by landl30

7.26.2015 oppressive heat switches off brain cells, the body shutting down blood flow to sustain.   grounded to our physicality despite all our protestations to being above it all   we can fool our minds but the body knows. ————————-

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athlete’s body – July 24

Posted on July 26, 2015 by landl30

7.24.2015 athlete’s body worn before normal time tissue, bone, corpuscles wear and tear exacerbated.   is there something about the winning that we lessers don’t get for the losing   was it worth it ————————-

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sugar before vinegar – July 23

Posted on July 24, 2015 by landl30

7.23.2015 awkward. disagreement. trying to speak truth without overkill when the blood runs hot in response.   listen for the voice present, hidden, that is not an enemy.   sugar first, before vinegar. ———————

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osprey mother – July 20

Posted on July 22, 2015 by landl30

7.20.2015 osprey mother slips away wing clipping the wire   the talons beak fine strong corpus no longer matter   in the world of instinct to be wounded is to die.   she sits on the low timber, wing askew, … Continue reading →

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login – July 21

Posted on July 22, 2015 by landl30

7.21.2015 internet down, email absent, voices from the sky not appearing   like unseen angels impulses all around us out of touch out of sight as we’re not logged in.   theologians talk of voices, word, others to whom they listen … Continue reading →

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shallow roots – July 19

Posted on July 22, 2015 by landl30

7.19.2015 eased up in the mud roots sideway to their grounding, straight line winds took their sixty foot wavings to the ground.   shallow depths can do that to you. ——————————————-

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son at the wheel – July 18

Posted on July 18, 2015 by landl30

7.13.2015 the car rolls out son at the wheel   we have to trust now   that the lessons taught   over years and days and instants   took. —————-

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