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Tag Archives: outdoors
In Barren Fields
Originally posted on Ink lings:
In barren fields where once was grown Golden wheat in springtime sown Still stands the barn from long ago The ravages of years it’s foe For seasons of neglect atone The whims of natures force…
Misty Morn
I cannot find today Though it surrounds me It does not reveal itself The sound of breakers Splash against the pilings Rub against the shore The lonesome song of bell buoys Cast about in obscurity Searching for something, anything The … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Free Verse, Life, Nature, Ocean, Poetry
Tagged Beauty, Free Verse, Life, Nature, outdoors, Poetry
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How Can I Be Mad
When Mother Nature smiles at me And lays fresh linen on each tree Hiding earths infirmities How can I be mad When tree limbs in new cloaks of snow Where only hints of tree trunks show Bright … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Inspirational, Nature, Poetry, Reflection, Rhyme, Winter
Tagged Beauty, Inspirational, Nature, outdoors, Poetry, Winter
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Winter Rain
The winter winds sing To the teardrops of rain That cling to barren limbs Frozen boughs In cloaks of ice Whisper their displeasure Darkness descends Through solemn hours Life suspended, waiting A new sun smiles Crystals dance like gypsies The … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Free Verse, Life, Nature, Poetry, Rain, Reflection, Storm, Wind, Winter
Tagged Free Verse, Life, Nature, outdoors, Poetry, Reflection, Winter
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Autumn’s Death
The bear called winter Crouches, waiting to advance Silently it preys Upon a hapless autumn Conquering a season spent
Posted in Death, Nature, Poetry, Reflection, Tanka
Tagged Death, Inspirational, Nature, outdoors, Poetry, Reflection, Tanka
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Winters Ghost
I can feel his touch A chill descends upon me He is in the breath That forms before me He is in the wind That whispers to the pines Skeletal trees flex their fingers Leaves plummet to their death His presence … Continue reading
Posted in Free Verse, Loss, Nature, Poetry, Reflection
Tagged Free Verse, Inspirational, Nature, outdoors, Poetry, Reflection, Seasons, weather, Winter
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Storm’s Comin
You can smell it in the air Almost taste it A solid gray horizon Dark clouds Trip Hastily Across the sky Orange streaks Peek through rents In the fabric Storm’s comin Anchored Restless dinghy’s Rock nervously In anticipation Rolling thunder … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Free Verse, Inspirational, Nature, Poetry, Rain
Tagged Beauty, Free Verse, Inspirational, Nature, outdoors, Poetry, Reflection, weather
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Balloons
Seducing with their siren song Those who with skyward gaze Watch with childish fascination The dance unveiled above Bright globes of color Greet the sunlit day Sharing a quiet moment Basking in the beauty Of a summer sky Skipping through … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Fantasy, Free Verse, Freedom, Inspirational, Life, Poetry, Reflection
Tagged Beauty, Free Verse, Freedom, Inspirational, Nostalgia, outdoors, Poetry, Reflection
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Mason Jars
Stored upon old dusty shelves In the bosom of our home Await the bounty of last season Summers yield from fertile earth Through barren months sustain
Posted in Free Verse, Home, Life, Nature, Poetry, Reflection
Tagged Free Verse, Nature, outdoors, Poetry, Reflection, Seasons
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Summer Storm
I can smell it in the air. Almost taste it Betrayed by a solid gray horizon Dark clouds hasten across the sky Orange streaks peek through rents in their fabric Near the shore a restless dinghy Rocks nervously in anticipation … Continue reading