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Snowy Choka - a Two-Starter [a Senryu, Haiku, or Tanka add-along]
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Snowy Choka - a Two-Starter [a Senryu, Haiku, or Tanka add-along] |
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Sunshine
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 Winter me in White That redbirds may see glory Against brighter gray And I shall sing you wind songs Tempering this chill of dawn ~*~ Bridges to dance on Benches to seat memories Trees holding winter I shall sing you love’s wind songs Trees shall dance toward summer Karilea - if I whisper, will you listen? Keeping in mind, I must stand close...and keep my promises... |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Beautiful Karilea...and the pic is very special. Watch the deer come close just outside the cottage door hoof tracks in the snow. |
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Nightshade 
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
snow so winter white it hides a hutch of bunnies season's safe blanket |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
the romance in me longs for snow's crunch in my ear wisdom keeps me in ©January 5, 2005 Whether on the shoal or on the shore, |
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Snow
since 2000-10-16
Posts 1170desert flower looking for rain |
loving the photo.. and the words go wonderfully..... i really enjoyed this!! "so I wait for you like a lonely house |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
not feeling very creative this morning but wanted to say you know how I love that picture and the poem is beautiful! as well as all added |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Snowflakes pirouette exquisitely in ballet winters wonderland |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
ohhhh Karilea..this was so amazingly beautiful..thank you for the pictures, both in mind and spirit.... |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Sunshine Lovely, lovely, lovely.  |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
~*~ Snow-laden cedars ~ Sable-suited sentinels Forever en garde ~*~ |
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kayjay Member Elite
since 2002-06-24
Posts 2015Oregon |
This is gifted writing, and the pix tells more of winter than any words might. Well done. Ken Through rubble and trouble and dark of night |
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since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
I am out a dawn To sweep off the car; out back The frightned heard bolts, * Then stands; silouettes in brush; Snorts...tails raised, alert, afraid. |
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Sunshine
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Horses snort iced breath Crystals form on eyelashes Stamping feet crunch loud Cows somehow keep their milk warm Their calves do not stray too far |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Vancouver is white We love those snowfall warnings Time for us to play! See! /pip/Forum91/HTML/002666.html |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Sun shines an icy blue Sunshine awakens the redbird too… Sun shines and makes the gray Sunshine sings a wintry day… Thank you Sunshine you made my day! JL |
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Sunshine
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Sun streaks through the clouds Upon an icy world's scene Crystallizing sights Jewel encrusted is her world Full of diamond's glitter |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Snow sits on cold steps leading to the cabin door waits for my return. |
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Sunshine
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Invisible guests Trekked last evening's dark paths All throughout this yard Must have been a Rabbit's Ball From the sight of snow-white trails |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
snow blankets in chill all life is waiting . . . hush, still blossoms in stasis s.a.t. Every action generates a force that returns to us in like kind . . . let us choose compassion and love |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
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Two narrow in front Two wider hind, lifting off; All land together The rabbit moves forward, Searching for what it can't find. |
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Sunshine
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Muledeer, more stark now Tanned and black coats against snow Black noses quiver Snowy owl sees in the gray White flakes are swirling wildly |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
A late born paws snow, For corn missed by the gleaner; Thin, and winter worn. Icicles hang from tarsals On legs, of an August fawn. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
ice beards on the moose frozen water molecules frost bitten fingers warm breath captured in cold air snowflakes falling silently *  thanks for letting me join you in this winter musing |
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since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Owls and Moose and fawns, Red birds, and mammal colors; Poets in houses Looking out at the struggle, Capture them in winter songs. (Welcome Kacy...  |
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Sunshine
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Eagle flies closer Squirrel scrambles for last nut Sun peers hesitant Time's revolving upon self Seasons find their home again |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
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The great bird folds wings; Winter air is much thinner, Makes plummet faster. Squirrels can see through eagle eyes, When talons sharpen senses. |
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Sunshine
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Poets cling to lines Paw-prints will soon melt away Just as life goes on Somewhere a fisherman casts O'er raging waters stilled |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Mt Fuji watches. Rising Sunshine through the mist. Yawning moon departs. Cherry blossoms frozen still. Birds sing morning songs in trill. |
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Sunshine
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Winter clings to earth A white bride facing unknowns Shivering in hope That all of humanity Finds a way to thaw their hearts |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
+*+ Lamplights all aglow As delicate flakes of snow Cascade slowly by. +*+ [This message has been edited by Earth Angel (01-07-2005 10:30 AM).] |
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Sunshine
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Day's great gray slate air Cannot hide the lamplight seen No matter distance It is the light of hope's scene Where love gathers from the chill |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Shivering timbers Owls fluffing feathers all night Icicles dangle Fast frozen rippled pond waves Fish the day away on ice *  * |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Pinecone crystals sparkle too. Daylight turning midnight blue. Icy fog lifts skyward misty trails. Merging sparkling covered rails. .? JL's [This message has been edited by JL (01-07-2005 06:12 PM).] |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Hoarfrost in morning Shrouds the trees and covers stone Perspective is lost But lovers are not puzzled, They still can find each other. |
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Sunshine
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Winter shadows hide Lovers who would find nature Trekking down their smiles Footprints marking lovers' trail; Inherent wish? Let it snow... |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
The hemlocks make roof; Pausing the amourus two, Take refuge, peer out. House and fire, wine is not far; Less clothes, a warm rug...desire. |
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Sunshine
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Inside soundings faint Deer and antelope listen Warmth has many sounds Tamping stamp to earth's own floor A dance calling Spring, return |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Ah! but 'til then , space Of time is long, they know this, And that winters place exists To test their will..struggling With faith is not suffering. |
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Sunshine
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Impatiens, flowered Reminders of better days Bucketed, plastic Sun having just passed solstice Works her way in the heavens |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
I believe I see the first rays of morning sun begin a new day, but it's not so. There's one day, and sometimes the world's shadow. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
The worlds shadow cast, That stretches from spent evil; Cannot fill beauty's crevasse Filled level with snow, Or in the hearts of dreamers. |
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Sunshine
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The sun peaks, and brews Storms arrive seasonally Winter's dressed in gray Shadows dance with merriment Thinking to fill lovers' hearts |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
What Sunshine within your heart does smile? Winter looms yet passes by Your reason for the coming spring: Heartfelt words your soul to sing… [This message has been edited by JL (01-09-2005 12:20 PM).] |
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Sunshine
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Shadows pass 'neath feet Who come to my door, singing Seasons come, to go Carrying life onwardly Ne'er knowing hesitation Thus, should come one love, In boldly forging its way That two stand as one Winter sees warmth rekindled; Anticipation seeks spring |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Kitty in the drift Eagle sees a fresh dinner Happy New Year all! I hope everybody finds this coming year to be filled with joy and dreams. Hugs |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
+*+*+*+*+*+ Aurora lights glow in slow undulating dance ~ Rapturous display +*+*+*+*+*+ |
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Sunshine
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Latecomers find Sun Smiling through winter's gray skies So much warmth to find Huddled before fire's burning Logs crackling some love songs |
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inkedgoddess Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392Ohio |
lemon yellow sun jaundice of january bounce off the same tree |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Gowns of snow fairies, Glitter gold on cold chiffon; Hugging roots to warm. Waiting spring when they unwrap, Baring the earths fertile breast. |
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Sunshine
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Rancher feeds the stock Farmer's table plans harvest Time waits for no one Wives cleaning winter's dusting Before tracking takes over |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Fingertips lacing Chilled north winds do not delay Warm hearts beat back bitter cold All eyes search for giving Sun Love always springs forth |
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Sunshine
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Up high, crystalline Trees shiver lacy timbers Ice drops are tinkling Sun warms the earth just slightly; Enough to rise hope from dreams |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
never doubt warm winds western breezes at their best lift the day upwards in smile the iceman brings great comfort cooling overheated nights *  * |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
nice write |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
I beseech the Gods, Mother Earth and father sky; Allow me patience, Let me not wish for warming, When cold is now what you gift. |
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Sunshine
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To all things their time Blue hands miming glovelessly Loss of one's mittens Winter winds promising more Searching pockets endlessly |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
To everything, turn Turn, turn..song in ancient book, Says will come season.. Turn, turn, the wind sings promise, Turn, turn, turn..seeking pockets. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
snow spills over hills mountains draped in pristine white gift to all who drink of life let the crystals refresh you frozen moments renew Earth * |
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Sunshine
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Inroads of winter Sleighs, toboggans, old-time ways Children's crisp laughter Winds shushing through snowy pine Lovers whisper, "you are mine" |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
taste the crisp clean snow cones of pristine ice with juice lips of cherry red dancing in daylight delight left the chores for the night team * LOL * |
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Sunshine
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Night falls with moisture Skies laden with pending snow As thoughts drift awhile Cherry lips are beckoning Twilight dreams are reckoning |
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kayjay Member Elite
since 2002-06-24
Posts 2015Oregon |
Puddling raindrops splash Wind-whipped conifers bending No birds soar aloft Left over leaves shake on limbs Rhododendrons sadly droop Through rubble and trouble and dark of night |
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Sunshine
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States shake with nature Raindrops come; crystal ice forms States huddle as one; United we are in this Thus to broaden horizons |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Soft, white, fluffy mounds of snow The flakes are falling Warmth found in your loving arms You entice me with your charms |
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Sunshine
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So let the snowfall Envelope this our quiet Time that we enhance By our magic fulfillment Of putting stars into eyes |
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kayjay Member Elite
since 2002-06-24
Posts 2015Oregon |
Deer track small chalice Iced snow crunches under foot Rabbit prints abound Fireside warmth on bearskin rug Smoky eyes roam tenderly Through rubble and trouble and dark of night |
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Sunshine
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O'ernight rabbit herds Danced upon whitest snow scenea Serene ballroom gone Photo graph the visions now Snow graphs will not last that long [This message has been edited by Sunshine (01-09-2005 03:53 PM).] |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
windowsill photos drifting snows covered the path winds swept them away listen to the chickadees frolicking in merriment * |
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Sunshine
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Squirrel is begging Scratching on my window screen "Come feed me," he begs Nuts, corn, milo, other seeds To keep his hunger at bay |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
nuts to you, I said poetry is consuming! be hungry for words and then that furry creature skipped off to another tree LOL, had to, just had to |
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Sunshine
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Backyard now replete Food for furry animals Temps skip low tonight Meanwhile we will wrap ourselves With winter and Morpheus |
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Martie
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within canopy of tree locked arms the birds wait watching the drenched cat peacock cannot hide beneath the spreading alder too tall spirits fall |
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Sunshine
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Winter reigns o'er all I would umbrella my friends Yet arms do not reach Sending mental coverage With warm blanketed huggings |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Around corn on snow, Gobblers strut like male Peacocks Fanning tails, pompus; The hens fill up, unimpressed Grain now, mating comes later. (you idiots) (...just had to add that..the turkeys were in my backyard this morning..I feed them all winter) |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
pompous peacocks strut attempting to snow a hen feathers all a-fluff little does that peacock know that hen's just biting her thyme *chuckling here* |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
oh, land sakes alive! the snowbirds are all flocking! shiver me timbers! what's a surfer gal to do? play in the sand or the snow? * sheesh, too many decisions! ATTENTION RON: this one could go on and on, much like your Geography thread. LOL |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Kacy...I suggest you play in the snow.. ****************************************** The sun does not burn, Oak and maple take its place Encased in iron I am too comfortable, Feel need of adversity. So I dress quickly, Felted muckluks and parka, Wool socks and mittens. And step out of the stale house Into brisk, winter freshness. |
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Sunshine
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Winds kiss appled cheeks Slick walks cause apprehension Do step lightly, do Trek about in snow, instead; Leave behind some thought of you. |
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kayjay Member Elite
since 2002-06-24
Posts 2015Oregon |
Wintry rains don't come Mountains missing newfallen snow Ski trails vanish Would that the cleansing weather Be for peace a bellwether Through rubble and trouble and dark of night |
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Sunshine
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Choose delightful state; Chances are the weather's change Will come moving day; But stay where you are and see, Things happening around thee... |
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John B Member
since 2002-07-02
Posts 68Texas, USA |
Trees shall dance toward summer. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
*welcome John B* dancing trees bring smiles skirted in downy snowdrift branches sway in time birds and squirrels seek seeds, shelter humans seek shade, firewood |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Evergreen living forest Catching the falling snow Holding little critters Dancing on their toes While Grandma’s baking cookies Little children never know If that sound they hear is grandpa Or George Lucas’s friend the Wookie |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
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LOL, JL, that is hilarious, The Wookie... |
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Sunshine
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Winter takes its toll Chocolate chip cookies' scent Floats from house to house Grandma fixed them for the kids The scent woke up Grandpa, too |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
snow poetry writes make one want homebaked delights oven fresh cookies listen, hear the dough rising taste baking bread aroma |
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Sunshine
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Winter whispers scents That only cold could bring on Rich hot chocolate Pies and cakes, comforting foods Somewhere, beef stew's murmuring |
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Martie
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Hunger fills the room with the soft growl of morning eggs with toast and jam |
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Midnitesun
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tummies filled with food feet venturing down the street greet frosted sidewalks pack the bags, head for the lake find a solitary spot |
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Sunshine
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Casting out the line Wrap it around your fingers Contemplate with Him Regard possibilities Sun shines through open windows |
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JL Member Ascendant
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Bobbing cork red and white Rainbow trout at line’s end Dinner for Sunshine and family too Smiles from Heaven felt within |
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Sunshine
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Gray day transcends hours Minutes bob into beyond Rather like the cork Will words come to the journal Or some old thoughts find a home? |
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JL Member Ascendant
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This old house creaks with display The smell of winter in every room Candles flickering flames Reminds me of my age… Yet it seems as yesterday We were so young at play… |
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Sunshine
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Daylight folds away Yestertimes swell memories Songs are humming low Where are the voices we shared? All are still; all are gone now. |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
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Lung air blown through mouth Makes fog in winter, old thoughts, Like hot steam, rise up From his heart, remembrances Of fishing with his father. |
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JL Member Ascendant
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Hummingbird floating lightly Darting from bloom to bloom Humming a gentle song “Winter… to soon be gone.” Past lives portrayed a melody Those to be, will soon unfold… ------------------------------- OOPS! out of order... That's what I get for snoozing... |
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Sunshine
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"Swing Low" echos chill Tears too warm threaten to freeze Tracks to sting this face Trees are but shadows of height And from their perch, they will watch |
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JL Member Ascendant
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Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Even as tears lay tracks of icy thoughts Eyes seeing are having faith Living is that testimony of excitement in going home… No matter the depth of a valley’s pain Nor the sadness of each other’s song The best in giving, was done, right or wrong… |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
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Posts 40215Realms of Light |
+*+*+*+*+ Crystal flakes shimmer As they stream thru' amber glow Of Olde Towne lamplights. +*+*+*+*+ |
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Sunshine
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Tender musings glow Poetic hearts are growing Penning through the nights Morning's illumination Follow dreams of what could be |
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JL Member Ascendant
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“What ever will be will be.” Not for morning’s light Scratching the snow, poetic verses Only seen by midnight glow Disappearing least someone know As morning light disguise its hiding |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
winter does its thing snow will come and snow will go que sera, sera the chilled air is refreshing a reason for each season * |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Here we are, Winter, just you and I in the snow, freezing together. |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Playing together Cheeks red, like Gleeful children Not acting our age.. You in the toboggan front, Scent of your hair in my face. |
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Sunshine
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Let your hands hold tight Gripped around my waist like this Toboggan tumbles Whoops, tilt and roll! Now we are Encrusted in snow and love |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
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Laying for a while After a wreck one needs rest Making snow angels Arms far away are killing, But they use their's for hugging. |
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Sunshine
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Conversation, moot Moments that are to be treasured Now here in our arms Pantomiming the effects That humane actions could have... |
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kayjay Member Elite
since 2002-06-24
Posts 2015Oregon |
Small boy skates thin ice Getting dowsed in freezing temps What will mother say? Friend's basement offers dryness Perhaps no other will know Friend's mother finds him Hiding naked while clothes dry Friend's mother calls home Mother wrings hands in relief Father applies bottom heat Through rubble and trouble and dark of night |
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Sunshine
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Are there songs for snow? "Rain, rain, go away," we know... But, music for snow? I know when it falls to earth There are tinklings to hear Perhaps there's no match Masters leave nature alone To sing her own song It may be something so clear Cannot be regaled by man |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Quarrying a winter song whispered music by field mice Burrowed deep into the wintry snow Wanting spring to soon busy the fox and owl Snow-hiding for those hungry not to know… [This message has been edited by JL (01-11-2005 06:34 PM).] |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Under snow, tunnels Weave just above the grass line, Made by mice-miners. Freezing rain has made them safe, Ice roofs keep out predators |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
shrewed shrews shoveling house a hovel, nice warm home in and out at will watch the frostline creatures dig hugging mother earth's bounty |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
SIL, all of the poetry here is wonderful and very inspiring. Also makes me miss Ohio in the depth of winter.  ....jo |
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Sunshine
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Whole world seems aglaze Huddlers stay warm by hearth Gray skies stay afloat Though most the world seems awash Somewhere, there are no tears shed |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Book of past seasons Dreamers leaf through photographs Warmed by wine and fire Graphics of spring and summer Finger tips touching flowers |
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ice Member Elite
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Bowing low to this poetic phrasing.... "Though most the world seems awash Somewhere, there are no tears shed" |
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 Then touching others Revived trees hold history Sages waging truths Thinnest pages qualify Making complete an eve'ning |
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Young and old sharing Generations of living Memories prevail Leaving paper trails behind Legacies of life through words. |
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Like spring's daisy chains Wreathing around written words We come together Fantastical happenings Linking themselves all as one |
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Joining of spirits united in harmony souls blending voices In circles never ending life's seasons, ever changing. |
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Change, part of the Wheel Life, rolling forward, and then? Returns memories As we dance upon each spoke Leaving trails like windsung words |
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Life’s cycle spinning each spring New life to infuse the turning wheel Make the once new, old, and wise Trickling down each spoke its instruction Of blending and being exact, yet new. |
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Spirits on updrafts, Wind-lifted snowflakes, poets Raise chorus voices; Tell of what winter shows them, In the art of spoken song. |
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 The six-fifteen fog Has not diminished the lights From poets' candles They quill winter images As fine as a snowflake's lace Cardinals calling Hidden as they are in pine May lighten one's step He calls for his mate, I know; Just as I would beckon, see. |
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Stirred softly on breeze Comes poetic lullabye, Harmonies arise Listen to the poets song~ Pristine is winters solace. |
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Cry-out with a praise in verse, poem or song: Even King Solomon in all his glory Could not compare to His glory of creation, Dispelling grace, is that very six-fifteen fog and nature could not be a display of beauty Written in the heart of each mating call Are instructions, to continue His plan of hope For the revived, renewal of life… |
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Ice in the river Makes a dam against bridge piers From above, look down And listen (close) you will hear Boulders grinding together (Bass notes of Solomons song) |
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Then, Heavens open For far below fishers pray Then even He knows There are some that still believe There is reason to go on. |
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Faith is in the fisher’s hand The catch of which was heaven planned Golden coin to mark the prayer The crowd well fed, did gracefully savor His title: King of miracles, bestow their favor. |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
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Wow, dear Karilea what an amazingly beautiful thread you started here! And you know how much I love the theme! Always dreaming of snow .... Bright white winter sun playing on blankets of snow forging diamonds  Love, Margherita |
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The white sun hangs low Winter cold is a lead weight Rising south of east To wander across the short day, Behind clouds, dull as the moon |
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Earth, regenerates Streams, flowing back to rivers Mountains lose foothold Tragedies, thus consequence Of things that should not have been Trees sit mountaintops Rivers always find their way Forces reckoning Call it Winter of Ought Five Nature leaves strong to survive |
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The newspapers’ ink not yet dry, as voices went a’ cry The winter storms of 1905 November through December One hundred and eleven ships go down And fourteen smashed ashore Winter 1905, on the Great Lake Superior The sky pitch black howling winds at sixty miles an hour The coming Spring a Godsend hope Thousands of human lives had need As all storms do, this one passed by too As it did a memento was said seen: A “forget-me-not” note melting in the snow. |
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"That good ship and crew was a bone to be chewed When the gales of November came early" (The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald-Gordon Lightfoot) It will chew you up Entering prepared or not Autumn to April Some adventure out because, Others venture out in spite. |
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Spitting out of spite Recollects one smallish asp How to end one's day So do we learn nothing yet Or shall history sleep on? Let's shake the timbers Raising roofs, jouncing shingles Let some meanings pour Not accountable for all Though responsible for me. |
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"Not accountable for all Though responsible for me." Excellent! |
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Let us go up to the hilltop Seeing nothing of the wickedness Here in the valley of death Least we are in the spoil of the dead. Or shall we lean into the wind Crushing the head of that serpent Giving solitude to our brothers Taking to us their burden. We are all in this together. Are we not, brother? |
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Nay, we're not monkeys Nor deny matters and truths Helpless though our hands Yet take the bell of knowledge Let it ring clear, loud and long Then do what one can If one might change but one life Turn it all around Not by force, mayhap prayer Lent only through example |
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Do not do as they do But as they say, do For the words they speak is truth But their way is inequity That path to certain destruction Gaze into the past for it holds the key Not as soothsayers but as nature of men Life in continual change, Yet, no change in striving for truth Precept upon precept, for the good of all In the hand of one, go the lives of many Yet, just one soul saved is the pursuit Vainness, in perpetual regeneration Does not exist within laws of nature Survival is there, its prominent role Least the robin would be blind And the lion would have no teeth And the spirit of man would cease And the trial of deeds would fail. . |
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[Ok, JL, you temporarily pushed me off my feet with this last entry...but I'll be back, Sir, I'll be back...] |
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Mind the bunions If in a crowd Pushing and shoving Is not allowed Unless you’re the terminator Cause you’ll be back… |
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No religion here, No fight, like in some churches; No exact answer. Though winter seems punishment, Its cold renews my spirit. Much is said of God, (Hand director of seasons) But this theory is Beyond my comprehension, So I just accept what is. |
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Let the trees be walls This sky all heaven's ceiling Earth allowing kneel If I pray here, in open Does the sound of me echo? Surround me in cold Or allow warmth of summer Either way, I know If I pray here, in open Even the beasts shall hear me. |
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Under hidden moon The path lead ever onward Whispering snow fell My thoughts of a distant Spring Mirror my longing for you |
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As the clans unite Individuals bearing Spirited talents Those who do not know will wait For the seers and sages' words |
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(Should be two back. Late on this one SunShine, sorry). . . Nature’s forest display designed creation. Following nature’s law of unforgiving Having only that unspoken law to carry on Man conceives idea, plans, designs, and builds Thought, mind, body, great above tree - at man’s behest. But, prayer finds home in His pleasure Lifted to His nostrils from burning amber Creatures, by man’s misfortunate choice Separated therein, waiting the judged moment Placated by His hand only, with breath for prayer As Daniel’s lions amend, listening to his prayer Let those having eyes see and those having ears, hear All of heaven listens to the faith Words poured out to the very gate And all creatures having breath praise the Lord. And man amazes the Angels in Heaven Seeing no sign nor being at His side Of His conception, plans, design, and creation His hand, holding cold, heat, night and day, Forest, where His creation is on display laws of nature His design. |
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Robert Frazier Senior Member
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i do believe you could make a whole forest dance! hugs, Rf |
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[Robert F...come back and join in!] quote: Thus, the gatekeeper Who counts spirits' waverings Wearies of numbers For he asks that they all stay In this, his Father's Kingdom But, Devil dances For he has leathered feet with Material goods Confusion reigns over earth In this winter walk barefoot |
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Fear is not of His Kingdom Wisdom is the lesser of His gift As contentment laces sandals for all The very streets are paved in gold Needs, wants, and desire – withered Autonomy is passed onto its antonym Labor and misunderstanding, the curse Now lives at lake’s floor |
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For Faith harbors light Traverse the impossibles I bring mustard seeds And in reaching out, find friends While all touch on possibles For no need to ask His Love for us, always there Though some turn blind eyes Still, His name lives through ages Descrying the devil's dance |
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Faith endures the universe Relevant to the seed And the blind will see The lame will walk The infirmed released Father will nestle His children All to the feast Dance with open hearts And candied sugarplums Disease has no host Devil’s dance is done New, is the beginning Antiquity is future planed From sand castles, between His hands |
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Enter the Castle Shake the snowglobe, let it fly Steal winter's fury Wrap me in words so well wrought That day becomes night too soon For duets appear Along choka's repartee Who cares if it snows Someone said the fire is warm Only the wolf howls alone |
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JL Member Ascendant
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A true display of perfection, humbling… I bow out to your impressiveness. A pleasure. JL |
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choshi Senior Member
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beautiful photo and poems. Thank you for the invitation. Oh lone sparrow, |
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choshi Senior Member
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Though the winter nights are long, by your fires they wane too soon. |
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Happy that its cold, No winter rain now, I step out Hoping for more snow Needing to feel wolf again, Needing to breath sparrow air. The day-moon retreats Behind a lake-effect shrouds White out, wind harangue I am, Dunbar's caged bird free, And like London's White Fang, howl. |
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Somewhere, the cry hurts Echoing long into dawn Even pink skies bleed Perhaps only spirits heard Though something ancient touches |
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Karilea this is beautiful, and I so enjoyed all the beauty within the poem, and words left.....hugssss ~~*~~ |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
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Purity of snow asks clean feet to walk upon to reflect the sun Awaken ye hearts of men preserve this world’s harmony  |
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When the sun comes out Count the crystal rainbow schemes Blinding all our eyes Listen to quiet's season Somewhere a deer stands so still |
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Bright sun through clean air Rainbows differ in winter Arching above squalls No dust in air to hinder No pollen dulls the prism In a south-slope woods Pregnant does are half asleep Colors fall to ground Winter rainbows have their ends Fawns are worth their weight in gold |
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there is beauty in all that white, isn't there?..enjoyed |
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Here, in the valleys Just below the ridge so white Where the Smokey flowed Catfish sleeping 'neath the ice All seems halted in slow time Fall's berries, purpled Held over, iced possession Nature's frozen foods Awaiting some thaw of sun Waiting for squirrels to gnaw |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
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Snow swallows the bells sounds spread softly in the heart Silence holds beauty  |
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 Picturesque moments Caught within snowflaked moonlight Wintry enchantment Let snow fling around windsong Downy fluff keeps the heart warm |
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~Still Rhododendrons~ Crystalline goblets dangle Rooftops wear ice sheets Silent Elm still standing guard Sidewalk is a skating rink * |
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choshi Senior Member
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Sunshine wrote: Picturesque moments Choshi adds: along the roof eaves |
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Sun melting snowbanks Puddles growing in the warm Birds in freedom bathe Somewhere, winter has lessened Somehow, I grow warm for you. |
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Just remember: DO NOT eat the warm yellow snow. |
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Old jokes resurface Pseudo spring's time jacketless A moment of youth Symbols seems to sweeten air A young boy smiles, whistling |
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Only the young survive A wintry snowman falls to the spring… Young at heart, Carries joy into an evening’s bliss |
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False these spring step days Somewhere the clouds gloom over Ice crystals forming Respite brings a shoulder's lift One peeks into reflections |
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Be wary of that reflection peering back to spring the years before For Winter is the age of remembrance And time leaves no stone unturned Look deep into your own eyes Find the icy truth. |
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For ice, crystal clear Magnifies both good and bad But let sun warm through That faults may find the sewer While virtue gilds heavens' stars |
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If the answer be found in warmth Let the sun shine in And those heavenly stars be a’ shine But if not Make my winter short And my raft adrift at sea |
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Sea storms a'risin' Dock your ship and hunker down Winter's at full blast Draw children pretty posies That they might count love me knots |
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Let the sea be the sea then save for your children, be as the wind Drink the red wine of roses Consume from hope’s horn But out the bitterness, of the prickly thorn |
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Ancients have their ways Steeping brews until they clear Draught's nectar comes sweet Pinch for me a bit of salt That embodies character |
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JL Member Ascendant
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Hold not the pub’s owner at fault For in the mix of nuts is salt A lure to foam and froth of beer Lean into it my sweet, sweet dear I shall escort you home… have no fear. |
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Come sit by the fire After mead and meat, come sit Let us retire Where andirons hold blazing logs, Take your wrap off, rest a bit. |
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Here, in the quiet Love might be an interlude Watch the flames flicker What is seen in shining eyes May best be known as promise |
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A promise whispered learned not Least the winter wind stay outside Leaving might be such sorrow Found irresistible pending Awaiting until tomorrow |
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Only this day leaves Twilight returns to our souls Stars shimmer heavily Winter is made for viewing skies No wonder we damn the clouds |
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Restless wonderers these clouds Blind me from the twinkling stars Take my essence to heart as I search the sky To a guiding path home My sexton's worthless, for location know. |
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Relax, have no fear Winter cannot get in here Where flickers reflect But do not feel this promise Is for more than sate of lust. |
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Sky eyes flicker flames Knowing how a heart holds warm Fires’ emit, drawn in One might hold heat inside them That could waste any forest Though who might measure If one stands close, chancing burn Only brave survive Who might know this inner fire Only someone with desire |
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JL Member Ascendant
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Pity take hold my heart above Fluttering as white winged doves Searching sea each day and night A harbor home, sails filled, take flight Port or starboard, seek guiding light. |
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Tops'ls' reefed 'fore freezing rain Lighthouse warns "lee shore." Shifting winds drive hands aloft Deep water calls ventured heart Through rubble and trouble and dark of night The yawn of a dawn will hasten the light |
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Venturing hearts beat surveying the horizon adrift or anchored waves of thought capture the mind sailing on warming iceflows |
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Risen sun clings to awaiting souls Channel buoyed, opens harbor’s shore As with arms of jovial lovers Sea birds hearken ship’s delivery Below her wake fishes silvery [This message has been edited by JL (01-21-2005 04:32 PM).] |
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Cold enough to slush Saltwater, see how the sun Plays through the waves crest Blue-green Italian ice With different hues than summer |
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Different, these sounds Groaning fogs, seagulls crying Crushed shell becomes sand Mists that chill down deep to bone Seals have the right idea |
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Phantom spray sparkling and alluring All but the bare skin of inane human Harking aloud blissful silk-like sea mammal Basking for the bright noonday sun Awaiting that time for fishing done |
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Like fishing bobbers Aluetian otters Pop to the surface Use their bellies as tables, They eat sea urchin dinners. |
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Mama named us all Then "urchined" us, her delights; We never walked streets When I hear heart pounding waves I am still her urchin, dear |
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Mothers bond their urchin to behavior Yet embedded mischievousness overwhelms Sometimes astray, with flocks of pigeons Adhering to the surf, or mimicking the cultured wave The urchin will decide, relent, or perform miracles |
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All life is threated, Life at sea no different; Wale, otter, urchin. Mouth still full of sea floor meat, Mammal blood on orca teeth |
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 Therefore this, moon's light All things reflected thus, for Sun is Universe See the limb touch my presence See how earth reaches for me Reflections perish I am naught but a mirror All things come around Do not be afraid, but live For things shall be as written. |
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To touch and tickle Index finger, she giggles Manly tree woos woman moon Gray night hides from prying eyes Except for those of poets |
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Finger's touch of chin Brings full moon to beam and more Lighting this, path's way Never too cool to frolic She's reflected in deer's eyes |
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If it were but true, Luna’s glow Could bestow Gracious living in the streets below Yet the shine is mirrored reflected sun No warmth for life just madness’ fun Lunatic there is endowed in its fullness state Monsters, Demons, Hags, and Wiccan do celebrate… |
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dancing druidic basking in the glow of life a shadow emerges 'tis from blessed evening light welcoming the chants |
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midnight's snow dance shines in chants of the love of life see it in the skies reflecting higher power casting love's light equally |
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Moon, shadow dancing Wind swings along with its croon For gay is this breeze Windbells shall let loose their chimes Full of love, this moon of mine |
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moonbeams can be cold warming the heart in cool waves stops overheating moderating the earth's crust palatable plates |
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Let's dance the moonlight Be struck by its lusty ways Mirroring our souls Perchance this winter's eve light Will lead to romance in June |
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Romance has died with wintry snow-covering Reflecting faint moonshine to line the low clouds Giving taste to bitter and bitter to cold silvery sheen Tails of ghost sparkle in the shadows No place for golden lace nor soften ruby lips |
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Wolves howl plaintively Too soon the warrior leaves Not seeing her steps Maiden is there by white birch Only lone moon sees her now |
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Canis familiaris singing a challenge a combatant seeking moon devils having the knowledge of inbreed Follow the path with bloodstain To capture the Maiden of the night |
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nights maid in soft light slender threads of gossamer aurora dancer casting shadows in moon's light ephemeral dusted thoughts |
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Pack of wolves in haste to gorge Silk and satin soothing the vision Salivating expecting just a taste Watching for opportunity to partake The moonlit dance of maiden’s chance |
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seeking the night lights perchance to perform the dance frost on the willows arching and bending moonlight swaying with rhythm and grace |
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Spirit still wanders Wolves feel raise of hair and more Still spirit wanders White birch beckons she come home Spirit looks to moon and pales |
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Peering into the maidens smile Partially hidden behind silky lace Wolves stare unblinking past whit-oak Awaiting a glimmer of moonlit-eye A’ tempt melting icy-glare. |
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Pale hand to wolf nose No growl to meet spirit's love She and Moon transcend One cannot fight the unknown Still wolf knows this very touch |
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Wolf on long trek to den Tail not to the wind, instead tucked-in Will wait for the next full moon Looking for maidens of the wintry night Sparkling satin, in lush underbrush of moonlight |
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Footsteps left in snow Birch trees protect their spirits Maidens of forest Let no man walk paths by night Lest the full moon deem them mad |
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Madness conquers in shadows of night Maidens of the moon carve names in bark Names of lone wolfs maddened by blood lust While moon dust sprinkles into their eyes Sleep, and hopeless tomorrows |
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Lunatics, their tracks Wend under *Betula, bent Wind shakes snow on backs Wilderness, a wolf pack bays Crazed by beams of bright moon light *Betula--(BET-yoo-luh )-Latin, Genus name for birch. |
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Moon glowing full bright On cloudless winter night, white My solitude, fright She is but a distant light Under which I, lonely, write glider |
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Clouds and full moon giving to early dawn Sunshine blisters across crystal vanishing tracks In shade of the betula’s white bark While gray fog lifts to meet demise The warming day trumped by life again |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Anticipation for possible snowfall tonight fills the heart with joy.  Love, Margherita  |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
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Daybreak, sun searching For mysteries that claimed dark One needs night shadows As one would dance in sunlight But richer, a waltz, with Moon |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Casting out search light Filling every nook, crevice Morning sun illumes To rescue those still alive After night of ten below |
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Sunshine
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Thus, 'twas always such, Tragedies speak to nature In low, keening voice Someone beats their chest, tears hair Yet earth revolves, ever so. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
snowfall covers all enormous winter blankets too heavy to sum fleeing birds head south for warmth where scattered seeds can be seen |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
search teams on snowshoes seeking misplaced travelers adrift in the white bringing them back to the blue flames of poetry and warmth |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Where then are your four corners, Oh earth? Nature, pray tell your winds, rivers, streams,Sunshine, Salted Sea, or snowflake, and your endless mirth? Savagery upon man? Or, In your play such strength you have unknown? |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Poems are snowshoes Their frames, this winter choka Strings of words are webs Strung together by Sunshine Poets suspend above drifts |
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Sunshine
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Last night's diamonds Now strung fine ~ crystal dew drops Sun shall touch each one For within ~ prism colors Magic casts shadows aside |
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kayjay Member Elite
since 2002-06-24
Posts 2015Oregon |
Subliminal moon Watching earthfolk scurrying Relaxing orbit Heavens note global spinning Ev'ry star twinkle a tear Through rubble and trouble and dark of night |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
snow shoe hares abound leaping lines of rhyme sublime taste the feel of ice sunshine's shadows play deftly casting poetic light beams |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
twinkling stars appear dancing with poet's moonbeams lighting up the skies read the rhythm and the rhyme love of nature in each line |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Stories tell of poetic verse Where dolphin spirits play Somewhere lost in the universe Poets venture there in dream Writing down all they have seen Understanding of life unlived Philosophical rants non-deprived Magical words there derived |
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Sunshine
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Where magic begins Sugarspunwebs delight us And dreams kiss shadows But where dolphin flies and dives Ancient secrecy dwells deep |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
As once said: “A kiss is just a kiss.” No magic implied So dreams become true, no one lied And dolphins can fly, and speak so clear It’s the awakening from dreams, of which I fear |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
dreams are like snowballs here today, gone tomorrow catch them as you can despair not they don't linger live fleeting moments [This message has been edited by Midnitesun (01-28-2005 07:07 PM).] |
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kayjay Member Elite
since 2002-06-24
Posts 2015Oregon |
Sunniness slip away Rains will come and maybe snow Helping daffodils to grow. Shadows flee at break of day. Once more bringing time to play. Through rubble and trouble and dark of night |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Soon will show heather Pink above snow, hellebores Gold, Lenten roses Above drifts mauved with daphne Signs of spring though winter holds |
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Sunshine
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For now, winter holds Spirals of weather unfolds Hearken sleet and snow Curl with me in coverlets Watch flames melt snow to dewdrops |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
And in the quiet whispers of warm breath, melting snow those spirals of weather be your perfume Beneath quilts spun by hand, open hearts are let in Where fancy are two bodies, warming their skin |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
In a winter dream I saw and heard spring, redwings Swaying on cattails Were singing loud "tree till dees" Calling mates that have not come Rush them, the season Atop wind shifted rushes That ice locks upright Silly featherd men, singing Feet gripped tight to typhus down. |
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Sunshine
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Only yesterday Tirr-Tirr-Wit flew, tree to tree Red wings a'blazing Today the gray is sounding Redbird hides from sleet and ice |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Fear not, for even the least of all of creation Has a name, and placed into loving hands Mysteriously, spring will provide Save for a moment in blistering cold rain Winter’s time too will pass |
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Sunshine
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Under hood and cape Amid slick then slide of foot I shall venture out Leaving nuts and seed and more No one hungers at my door |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Bravery becoming, this maiden of good will Sunshine will bestow upon nature Her pervious glow reaching out to its hungry Joy will be sung in the Heavens For His creatures have a true friend |
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Sunshine
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Besotting nature Keeping all the creatures pleased Selfish on my part I wish no carcass to rot Nor bring blacked winged birds of death |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Modesty from the gentle heart Foresting the frozen rain Turning a blind eye, that thought to depart If help was not her plan Nature would have made a hungry Tree-Cat |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Ten below zero January twenty eight Two thousand and five Deer have eaten last nights corn Five a.m. laying more down I shout at the trusting ones Stupidly standing nearby Hiding in thin brush Knowing they need fear humans And my compassion is odd [This message has been edited by ice (01-28-2005 10:44 AM).] |
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Sunshine
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Trees shudder echoes Snow breaks free in crystal light Coating deer in white They know some men aren't to fear Trust is known in large doe eyes |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Covenant God to Creation His plan He perpetuated Save for the: “Fall” All things are His Mankind, Creatures, and Universe |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
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They should know me thus A Nurturer-predator Man, crude as any As they digest, chew their cud Someday I may ingest them. (This is why I shouted at them, they should never lose their fear of man) |
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Sunshine
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Man writes of beauty Seeking to lift souls higher When all seems so lost We find character in word Knowing some may lose their way |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
The lost can be found Those not lost Need not frown For the seeker of the lost Cannot loose that which is, already, in His hand |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Across inland seas Came the Alberta clipper Its freight cars loading up snow I became lost for moments When it released its cargo |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
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Late tidal cloudings Rumbling gray underneaths Laying foam crustings All the world seems upside down Awash in a sea of white |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Ignorance is bliss for the blinded eye Understanding behest the bride Before the coming marriage in clouded sky Repentance is on their lips Preparing uprightness and understanding |
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Sunshine
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So love what you know Know enough to want for more Desire to know all Then lift above what is best Trusting in your heart, you know |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
In knowledge there are two Know and Ledge Discernment in Wisdom is true The oak is strong its seed revealed Yet the tree of a mustard seed overwhelms |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
"desire to know all" A drink, a cup of potion Taking down a book Finding truth in old letters Aligning with dead poets The mood of my day Is changed by an opened page Joy, sorrow, indifference Their life's honors and disgrace Are mine, basically the same. (Mustard seed or hemlock) |
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Sunshine
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"It's never too late" The mantra of my heart, now What keeps it beating Finding mustard seeds in sand Among the footprints of time "It's never too late" Sing it like a keeping song Step then to its tune It keeps the pages turning It keeps the mind a'whirling |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Love is the keeper of secrets Time is that of love For it is said: “Love conquers all” However, love is for the adventurous And time, waits for no one. |
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