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come Lord Jesus – May 3

Posted on May 3, 2016 by landl30

5.3.2016 so much scrambling day to day to night to day to fill, to foil, to find or forget   I call to you for quiet, or rest, or something, anything to calm the panic hustle hassle of my soul. … Continue reading →

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deep water – January 29

Posted on January 30, 2016 by landl30

1.29.2016 long languid strokes stretch easy down the pool   overhead pipe keeps the body in line through the scull.   breathe. slow, steady unhurried. pace, pace, pause.   let the mind drift while the body moves.   calming minutes … Continue reading →

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lanai cats – May 16

Posted on May 18, 2015 by landl30

5.16.2015 I move slowly so as to not scare a move.   last week they brawled, yowled careened in a death match   today with soft breezes and bird songs above they loll within feet of each other   one … Continue reading →

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morning mist – June 11

Posted on June 12, 2014 by landl30

6.11.2014 morning newspaper not here, mist across the pond, a low burst of sun just visible between trunk and branch   sweet time. coffee with m and s, a chair by the barely cracked window while steel-cut oats burble   … Continue reading →

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Lent Prayer 23 – March 27

Posted on March 27, 2014 by landl30

Lent Prayer 23 let me rest in you let me pause in you let me see the day through your eyes and find peace. ———————–

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Lent Prayer 12 – March 16

Posted on March 16, 2014 by landl30

Lent Prayer 12 Lord my heart rests in you at days end   quiet comes to my room and I bow my head   in silent appreciation for all that filled my day   love, friends, warmth, possibilities and terrors … Continue reading →

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inland alaska waterways – October 27

Posted on October 28, 2013 by landl30

10.27 walls of woods wash by in a haze of green gray. rumble bumble engines tumble and minds slip away along the drift.   whalebacks suddenly appear, towns glisten then fade, and the loss of electronic connection comes as a … Continue reading →

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driving with the radio off – October 13

Posted on October 14, 2013 by landl30

10.13 driving with the radio off. humming of tires. subtle varyings spray the roadside   pavement unrolls, passerbys move distinctly. walker. cycle. baggy in the road.   discomfort. the world out side. going on. inner toil to stay awkward.   … Continue reading →

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soft autumn afternoon – October 6

Posted on October 7, 2013 by landl30

10.6 soft autumn afternoon, napping before a fire like a cat, stretched out and dozy. ————————–  

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early morning haze – July 11

Posted on July 11, 2013 by landl30

7.11 early morning blue haze is topping the pond, light edging through the swamp grass fronds as the sky lightens   and orange white corners touch into the window sides refracting the day. i sip my sumatra coffee   and … Continue reading →

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