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Thursday, February 09, 2023

at the edge of the lake – v5

Rising to Sunrise, no alarm needed,
Ready, Morning bursts in light;
Day awakens, stirring,
Night banished from sight.
 
At the edge of the lake, silent, a mirror,
a golden surface, alive, ablaze;
Woken from Night's slumber;
Ready, a start, a new day.
 
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Edited February 9, 2023

at the edge of the lake – v5

 

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Edited February 8, 2023

onto the water – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/02/onto-water-v2.html

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Edited February 7, 2023

Nightfall – v7

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/02/nightfall-v7.html

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edited February 9, 2022

Her Lady Slipper – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/her-lady-slipper-v3.html

edited after reading “May”,

by Mary Oliver

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edited February 9, 2022

at the edge of the lake – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/at-edge-of-lake-v4.html

edited February 9, 2022

at the edge of the lake – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/at-edge-of-lake-v3.html

edited February 9, 2022

at the edge of the lake – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/at-edge-of-lake-v2.html

edited February 9, 2022

onto the water – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/onto-water-v2.html

February 8, 2022

onto the water

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/onto-water.html

about summer 2000,

written after reading "Blossom"

by Mary Oliver

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February 8, 2022

at the edge of the lake

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/at-edge-of-lake.html

about summer 2000,

written after reading "Morning on Great Pond"

by Mary Oliver

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edited February 8, 2022

in the woods I wandered – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-woods-i-wandered-v3.html

edited February 8, 2022

in the woods I wandered – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-woods-i-wandered-v2.html

February 8, 2022

in the woods I wandered

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-woods-i-wandered.html

written after reading “Spring”

by Mary Oliver

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edited February 8, 2022

The bramble enticing – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-bramble-enticing-v2.html

February 8, 2022

the bramble enticing

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-bramble-enticing.html

Written after reading "Skunk Cabbage"

by Mary Oliver

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February 6, 2022

Diatomaceous earth

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/diatomaceous-earth.html

Written after reading "Rain in Ohio",

By Mary Oliver

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February 6, 2022

The raptors, their carrion

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-raptors-their-carrion.html

Written after reading "Vultures" by Mary Oliver.

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January 3, 2022

A squadron of geese

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-squadron-of-geese.html

written after reading Clapp’s Brook by Mary Oliver

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January 3, 2022

The bear cub

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-bear-cub.html

About drive out of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument

after 2019 Stars Over Katahdin dark skies event. 

Drafted after reading first part of poem "Clapp's Brook" by Mary Oliver.

 

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poetry, nature, pool, memories,

 

#poetry #nature #pool #memories

 

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poetry, Florida, nature, raptors, birds, carrion,

 

#poetry #Florida #nature #raptors #birds #carrion

 

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poetry, blackberry, blackberries, nature, harvest, bramble,

 

#poetry #Blackberry #blackberries #nature #harvest #bramble

 

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poetry, walk, woods, explore, exploration,

 

#poetry #walk #woods #explore #exploration

 

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poetry, dawn, God, promise, lake, night,

 

#poetry #dawn #God #promise #lake #night

 

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