Dream of Basho’s Garden
Dream of Basho’s Garden A Between the waves on the beach mixture of large and small shells wrapped around a
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Bird Path of Swann Lake
Bird Path of Swann Lake 1.) Followed these birds path the Heron and the Magpie multiple families of Duck built
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The Art of Steppingstone
The Art of Steppingstone A. Go among the trees the world will find its stillness on each steppingstone when ripples
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Being a Child of Nature
The sky shows an angry face, dark clouds passing by, but I have no fear – being a child of
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Collection of Ancient Tanka
Collection of Ancient Tanka A Lay my head on shale to gather thoughts on darkness high up on the peak
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What Haiku Hold
What Haiku Hold I. To build new school with a thousand wheelbarrows near high ceiling lodge. Dwell in Sierra
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A Tree Trunk Seat
A Tree Trunk Seat (For Gary Snyder) 1 Winding grains of time under a crystalline sky we have walked along
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Nature vs Nurture
Nature vs. Nurture … Nature vs Nurture There is often debate about what has the most influence on our lives.
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Sierra Nevada Mountain Range
Sierra Nevada Mountain Range A Ask the way to Sierra’s Sierra Nevada trails snow on peak during summer rising sun
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Nine Hundred Tanka
Nine Hundred Tanka I. Some poems are born here in poverty and cold snow nine hundred Tanka nirvana being a
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In Forest of Late Winter
In Forest of Late Winter A These are the backrooms that cram sight-seeing buses moving people to see spaces the
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A Walk in May 2021
A Walk in May 2021 1 Pietra Willow above pungent Lavender random bulb blossom For the bees nectar Toads
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Hints of Black Rock
Hints of Black Rock I Extreme desolations peculiar scene a place of heritage among Black Rock like birds of stone
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Doing the Dance of Joy
As February comes to an end, March will come like a lion, roaring in. It will find me spreading my
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Simple Things Appreciated: Acrostic Poem
Simple Things Appreciated … Simple things appreciated are much of the joy of life. In the early morning when
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When Reading About St. Francis of Assisi
When reading about St. Francis of Assisi, my patron saint … St. Francis of Assisi When Reading About St. Francis
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She Speaks in Clouds
I believe angels appear in our every day, be they, helpers, observers or silent support. We may find them in
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Glacial Water’s Run
Sooner or later a poet, or at least some of us, return to nature for inspiration. It is truly an
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To Listen to the Sounds of Nature
To Listen to the Sounds of Nature Isha (Sounds) Sit for needed rest whether on rock or old log close
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Abide Within Peaceful Beauty
Abide Within Peaceful Beauty … We live in a world of war and hate, where there is little regard for
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The Rule of Nature – Words To Live By
Someone wise once said to me What knowledge do you have of trees? Can you tell me why the grass
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A Thanksgiving at “Swan Lake” Nature Observatory (2019)
A Thanksgiving at “Swan Lake” Nature Observatory (2019) 1.) A Thanksgiving So thankful that I am on this beachfront where
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Broadwater
Broadwater Weekend getaway A welcome respite from town Away from it all. Kookaburras call In the trees above my bus
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