Tag Archives: nature

morning window – October 18

Posted on October 19, 2015 by landl30

10.18.2015 mists ghost across the morning field like a whisper birds at the tube alternate their flitting in and away softly softly they say to my anxiety we are a window to a calmer world. —————–

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animal nature – October 4

Posted on October 6, 2015 by landl30

[10.4.2015 ] the dog lunges without warning the leash tearing at its holder. they are always animals. —————-

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first fall – September 28

Posted on September 30, 2015 by landl30

9.28.2015 cool crisp crunch underfoot first leaves down curled turning in the black night house lights beckon. —————-

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night signs – September 27

Posted on September 29, 2015 by landl30

9.27.2015 the moon turns bloody red above our back deck and my wife and I hold each other breathing in the sight. we want to be in that number when the sun refuse to shine. ————————

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9.26.2015 across the pond their bodies so entwined they seem as one the two trumpeters nuzzle and dip in their safe solitude comforting and tending for one another in nature’s redoubt. watching, we walk the path around … Continue reading →

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east facing leaves – September 9

Posted on September 10, 2015 by landl30

9.9.2015 east facing leaves yellow first flocks of geese honking south signs of the change. ——————–

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labor day – September 7

Posted on September 7, 2015 by landl30

9.7.2015 I walked too far yesterday, I’ll walk too far again today. all my muscles ache but I find myself laughing amused at how this is just what bodies do and if you don’t laugh you cry … Continue reading →

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the dark drops on suddenly – August 17

Posted on August 19, 2015 by landl30

8.17.2015 the dark drops on suddenly, rain fast behind, the taste of ozone metallic in our mouths. we close the drapes to hunker down with books and a cuppa, weather central near to hand. threat hangs pregnant. … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged anxiety, Cave, darkness, distress, havens, home, nature, safety, shelter, storm, threat, trepidation, waiting, weather | Leave a comment

hey big boy – August 6

Posted on August 7, 2015 by landl30

8.6 forest glade primeval dark, bare stream wending, older trees down, roots lifted out of the softened earth by summer squalls. breathe in, pause. one barred owl calls and a lady love replies. hey big boy, I’m over … Continue reading →

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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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