Tag Archives: outdoors

In Barren Fields

Posted on April 9, 2014 by oldmainer

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…

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Misty Morn

Posted on March 15, 2014 by oldmainer

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 →

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How Can I Be Mad

Posted on February 20, 2014 by oldmainer

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 →

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Winter Rain

Posted on December 24, 2013 by oldmainer

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 →

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Autumn’s Death

Posted on November 2, 2013 by oldmainer

The bear called winter Crouches, waiting to advance Silently it preys Upon a hapless autumn Conquering a season spent

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Winters Ghost

Posted on September 15, 2013 by oldmainer

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 →

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Storm’s Comin

Posted on August 29, 2013 by oldmainer

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 →

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Balloons

Posted on July 23, 2013 by oldmainer

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 →

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Mason Jars

Posted on July 20, 2013 by oldmainer

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    

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Summer Storm

Posted on June 1, 2013 by oldmainer

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 →

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