A Short Poem About Sunrises and a Few Pictures of Them
So...for the last few weeks, Kellie and I have been getting up around 5:30 AM to go on our daily walks with our dog Luna. Being out that...
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Jun 30, 20232 min read
A New Nature Poem
L'est we forget that my blog is really a blog about poetry and having a place to share my poems and the pictures that accompany them, I...
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Jun 15, 20232 min read
New Pictures, An Old Poem: Purple Thistles
Well, I needed to take a day off from the England Travelogue for two reasons. One, I was getting tired of spending 1 1/2 to 2 hours a day...
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May 14, 20231 min read
Eating the Dead: A Poem About Butterflies
Comments below poem. Eating the Dead The swallowtails met in a group on the ground, Some with their wings up and some with them down,...
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May 11, 20233 min read
A Flower Walk: A Short Poem and a Bunch of Pictures
Comments below the poem and with the pictures. The Flower Walk (Inspired by Frost’s The Pasture) We walked out in the flowers today And...
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May 7, 20232 min read
A Special Guest Poet and Photographer: Marty Gerlach
Yes, it has been a while, my friends and blog followers, but today, I am not going to showcase any of my work. Today, I am going to share...
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Apr 9, 20231 min read
Early Purple Irises: A Poem and a Couple of Pictures
Comments below the poem. Early Purple Irises “Is it May? Is it May?” My early irises say. Their yellow beardlets blown White by icy...
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Apr 2, 20232 min read
A Newly Revised Poem and Pictures by Kellie
I don't know that I am prepared to call my friend Patrick Gillespie my "editor" yet--I don't know if he wants to be--, but we have been...
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Mar 23, 20232 min read
What Luna and I Saw as We Walked in the Park
Today, I am in the midst of writing about nothing. I have no projects. I have no inspiration. I have nothing I feel like reviewing or...
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Mar 14, 20233 min read
What Dreams May Come (Part II)
To answer the question that will be obvious to fans of William Shakespeare, Yes! I often use words and phrases in lines from Hamlet for...
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Mar 4, 20233 min read
Poems of a Different Color and Flowers Because I Took the Pictures
My faithful, regular readers are going to wonder what I am doing writing a comment at the top of the page. Well, today, I am providing a...
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Feb 26, 20233 min read
The Moon Diver Again: Revised With a Little Help From a Friend
A month ago, on January 31, I posted a poem called The Moon Diver which I had been trying to complete since last summer. Well, fellow...
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Feb 23, 20232 min read
Tiny Purple Flower in the Fence at the Rodeo Arena
Comments are below the poem. Tiny Purple Flower in the Fence at the Rodeo Arena Kings and queens don expensive robes Of royal violet hue,...
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Feb 19, 20232 min read
First Flower of the Spring: A New Poem and Two Pictures
The comments will be below the second picture. Enjoy! First Flower of the Season First flower of the season, Fragile fay, You’re like a...
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Jan 31, 20233 min read
The Moon Diver: A Poem That I Started Last Summer and Just Finished
The Moon Diver Have you heard of the Moon Diver, A foul mischievous imp, Who puts lines on ladies’ faces And gives healthy fellows a...
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Jan 22, 20232 min read
A New Snapshot from an Old Poem: There Is No City
There Is No City Four days and there is no city, Only a dusty gravel road, Sagging green bushes, wilting flowers, And stifling sterile...
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Jan 16, 20232 min read
The Cave Opening
The Cave Opening Some say a mouth. I say a maw. You have no lips Nor jutting jaw. I feel your breath, But do you breathe, Or do the rocks...
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Jan 5, 20233 min read
We Once Felt a Fire
We Once Felt a Fire Will we kindle muted passion In a world of dampened sadness Or flicker in a tired fashion Into apathetic madness? Or...
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Jan 3, 20231 min read
Poor, Poor Hawk, Vicious Hawk
Poor, Poor Hawk Poor, poor hawk, vicious hawk, Tan terror of the sky, You look a sleeping, peaceful dove In brown leaves where you lie....
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Dec 31, 20222 min read
A Cardinal Poem with a Bit of an Edge
Singing a Note of Warning I see you perched and nestled tight Above the wispy powdered snow In one small beam of waning light Hid in a...
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