If I Pause…

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Festive Red Fringe on a Red leather Country Western Rockabilly jacket Of the Red Osier Dogwood Audacious and bold Standing smartly, forest’s fringe Red licorice delicacies for the deer Plenty to go around   They sprout from the flat straw … Continued

Gratitude

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Even for the empty spaces left behind Fading Memories endlessly tumbling in Like digging sand castle moats at the seashore Each child’s shovel full of sand, Creating a void Instantly filled by grains of sand, Time, life and space   … Continued

Sandhill Cranes

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Today I was reminded of the rusty bugle call of the Sandhill Crane as it methodically returned north in its spring migration. That unique raspy call has been heard on this earth for thousands of years, long before my language … Continued