Tag: nature
group name: writingcranny
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April 14, 2008 07:54 PM EDT --
Metamorphic slate
Waiting eons for the paint
A brief life imparts
Black dots on red crawl color
Across canvas of worn rock.
For the photo that inspired my first tanka: Paints on Slate . . . more
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February 20, 2008 07:42 PM EST --
NEWLY ARRIVED
Warmness from the ball of bright light in the blue up above caresses her face through the window.
Soft feeling multi colored smell goods tickle her nose.
A . . . more
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February 26, 2008 06:34 PM EST --
Papa where have all the birds gone? Warblers no longer bid me good morning with their rapid fire hellos. How I miss that.
Oh...and remember how thrilled we'd all get when we spotted . . . more
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February 15, 2008 08:56 PM EST --
The following is a story I wrote for my creative writing class this semester. I'm still working on revising it, so I would really appreciate feedback - that's actually my reason for posting it . . . more
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March 13, 2008 07:31 PM EDT --
Thawing
Frozen for months
A brown duff lake now pools
Where snow once smothered the back yard
Spring water
* * *
Slopwork
of blue denim jeans
and flannel shirts; . . . more
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April 11, 2008 10:20 PM EDT --
Walking on a dirt path with Red Oak and Pine trees on each side
Standing majestically reaching up to the azure sky
Spotted with white clouds stretched into puffy different shapes
Sunlight . . . more
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February 21, 2008 12:06 AM EST --
Stalking moose, we trailed the elusive beasts of Isle Royale through tall grass, shrubs and towering trees. Moose. I just wanted a glimpse.
We had motored 2 hours in a fishing boat to the lower 48's . . . more
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July 29, 2008 12:34 PM EDT --
Quiet
Dead quiet
Air filled with humid stifling high hot heat
The air smells thick with water
No warning was given
Only an intuitive feeling
As to what was about to happen . . . more
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July 01, 2008 10:57 PM EDT --
Here in the dark brightness of a moon lit horizon I fill myself up with dreams unkept.
I Am Overflowing.
Here along this rusty park bench I count the time that has been long since spent.
I Am . . . more
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June 27, 2008 12:40 AM EDT --
Defining Me
What is it that the world sees, when they look and don't see me?
Am I here, or am I there
All the pretty wonderment that makes me care
Sharp blue eyes that can . . . more
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May 07, 2008 08:30 PM EDT --
While in Ecuador last month, I went back to the beatiful beach call Punta Blanca. This time a storm was coming while the sun was seting. All the p hotos were taken the same d ay with minute s . . . more
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February 11, 2008 07:06 PM EST --
Walking
One foot forward
Eye to toe, toe to ground
Wind caresses sun touches cheek
Step stepping into the moment; breathe, breathe
Deer lifts its head, looks, rabbit runs
Crow flies . . . more
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February 18, 2008 09:14 PM EST --
I've shared many a morning cup of coffee with Will Steger as he reported back from Baffin Island last spring. From the comfort of my living room, I've seen wind blast his team's tents with . . . more
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May 17, 2008 03:23 PM EDT --
My daughter Bug was accepted to Prescott College in AZ. In searching for a college she had set specific criteria: strong program in marine biology, conservation focus and a temperate climate. As odd as . . . more
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June 14, 2008 11:09 AM EDT --
A window of refelection, mirroring life,
Of minute objects scurrying through tall grass.
Daisies sway in the light summer breeze
Herbs of the meadow a blooming sea.
Skies of deepest . . . more
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February 24, 2008 06:54 PM EST --
Dogs need to run, but some people don't like to be dog snogged while they take a Sunday stroll. Dog parks make everybody happy.
Dogs run off-leash and learn to socialize, owners take leisurely . . . more
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February 25, 2008 07:21 PM EST --
"Man your computers - GlobalWarming101.com might give you a last glimpse of a dying polar world."
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February 17, 2008 02:28 PM EST --
During my recent trip to Antarctica, I discovered that scientists (and science) can be a hoot. I might have become a scientist if I had known these guys and gals were so much fun and lived lives of such . . . more
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February 24, 2008 04:37 PM EST --
'm still around. It's been a really rough 2/3 weeks. Kaden had to have emergency surgery yesterday for Pyloric Stenosis. (Please do a search on Webmd if you want to know about it, as I don't . . . more
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June 15, 2008 02:03 PM EDT --
The skies are leaden, the rain beats down;
Lightening flashes, Thunder booms a warning.
The water is soaked up by a thirsty earth;
puddles form, the wind rushes around.
The storm . . . more
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