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Tag Archives: Winter
melting melting – April 17
4.17.18 melting, melting, winter melting except that it’s a month too late and the birds who snuck north now cluster around feeders like mother’s teats lest the chill take them down. sun like august, ground for february, dateline april … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, climate, climate change, confusion, experience, perspective, spring, Winter
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squirrel footprints – March 19
3.19.18 squirrel footprints up the creek the snow melting melting away the witches of winter. soon baby Jesus and the Wises will be risen up out of their frozenness, just in time for Easter. ————–
an inch of snow – January 25
1.25.2017 an inch of snow covers a lot of damage sad grey melting world suddenly crisp in the morning air the walk to the mailbox now crunching satisfyingly. snow, snow beautiful snow as long as it’s … Continue reading
Stopping for a whiz on a snowy evening – January 15
1.15.2017 Stopping for a whiz on a snowy evening Whose woods are these I think I know, the owner’s not looking so I can go My masters brought a plastic bag I drop my tail and give a wag I … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, dogs, humor, pastiche, poetry, Robert Frost, Winter
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snow blue – December 13
12.13.2016 snow blue in the moonlight sparkling disney card brightness as if unreal in contrasts of crisp blacks and whites so real that eyes flare and cheeks flex in the grin of sheer joy the gift of … Continue reading
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Tagged experience, joy, Magic, moments, moonlight, perception, snow, visions, Winter
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winter’s nap – November 19
11.19.2016 the finest skim of ice covers the pond, the glare of late afternoon sun blinding off the sheen thinner than thin. we count seventeen muskrat houses on the way around, now unhidden by the straw grass fronds that … Continue reading
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Tagged animal life, first freeze, frost, ice, muskrats, nature, seasons, the pond, Winter
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walking fresh powder – February 5
2.5.2016 walking fresh powder each step deliberate firm, attention paid to the squeak of snow the grasp of cleat the ribbed pattern of the one or two who’ve been ahead, the curved give-way of a snow shoe an … Continue reading
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Tagged appreciation, commitment, exploration, focus, journey, trail, Winter
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cutting clear – February 2
2.2.2016 falling flakes bring joy, crisp air filled with dances of angels spirits seen and unseen as of old father winter mother snow shining diamond edges reaching out to cut my lethargy clear. ———————–
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Tagged appreciation, attention, awareness, clarity, cold, creation, crispness, lethargy, perception, spirit, spirits, thought, Winter
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spandex – January 18
1.18.2015 wrapped up in furs like kleenex nothing stops winter’s spandex from clinging to skin with fire. —————–
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