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Tag Archives: birds
Small Stones Poem #1: Duet
A duet of geese preen inside a spring circle. All is in balance this afternoon by warming waters.
Posted in free verse poetry, Small Stones poems, Uncategorized, very short poems
Tagged birds, finding peace, geese, pond life, springtime
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Marshland Blessing
Here breathes the breath I need, and silk of grasses dancing at my feet, scents of innocence gathering close, this sky thrown open for an embrace. Birds embellish land and tree not knowing what they do. Or do, but grace … Continue reading
Green Dreams
This grove where trees converge casts intricate signs upon earth, branches muscular, more gifted than any renowned dancer’s limbs, this greenery that exchanges purity of breath with ours and gives us shelter when rain or heat find us vulnerable beings: … Continue reading
May Variations/Poem #5: Another Country
Soon we are in another country reigned by creatures better than we. The gap to the road is closed and we walk through mist that dampens my eyelashes and chest. Trees sag beneath greenery, and the road turns to dirt. … Continue reading