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Before The Dawn
Posted on Friday, December 26th, 2008
Before The Dawn
In the thunder of the waves,
You are present;
In the gentle northerly breeze,
You touch me;
In the rain mist falling,
You cool my burning heart;
In the pause upon the sand,
You show me comfort.
How could I doubt [...]
How Quiet
Posted on Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
How Quiet
Six osprey dance on thermals
Three hundred feet above;
In circles they glide whisper-low,
Then rapidly speed upward
Against an ice-blue canvas.
Flat clouds texture-rough
Drift south like waffles
Browning golden
On the rising sun.
How quiet.
Winter Sunset
Posted on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
What else is there to do, but to observe what is happening around us?
Winter Sunset
Heron was hunched
Atop the piling
In a frigid winter wind.
She seemed ready
To launch into
A dance step
As she leaned,
Her weight forward
Onto one leg
Against [...]
Melancholy
Posted on Monday, December 1st, 2008
Melancholy
Melancholy tends to snag the past
As we surf cast in stormy seas; [...]
