Category Archives: Metaphysical Reflection

Lord’s Day Afternoon

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Such are the chances taken
when the temporary lies of temperature
tempt us into thinking we can escape the season.
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The Missouri Highway Patrol has this amazing courtesy information program. For only ten dollars, one of their many friendly patrolmen will arrange a personal conversation with you, no matter how urgent your trip or time frame. Continue reading →

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Finishing Touches

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Two months ago,
our grey roan Foxtrotter mare
seemed more than ready
for another season of trails
and training grandkids to groom and ride.
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Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged disease, euthanasia, euthinizing horse, foxtrotter, mare, old horse, putting down horse, vet, veterinarian | Comments Off

Re-Work

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Doc Arnett

This is not a world
that is always supportive
of our plannings and plantings
but faith willing to show itself in work
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A Bit Bizarre

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Doc Arnett

According to those whose business it is to know such things, the last time it snowed in these parts in the first week of May was in 1908. Being barely able to remember it myself, Continue reading →

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Dark Days

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Yes, folks, it’s official now: the Global Warming Seminar scheduled for this weekend in northeastern Kansas is being postponed indefinitely, due to the weather forecast: possible snow accumulation of one to three inches. Continue reading →

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Of Wind and Work

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Doc Arnett

On the morning of her last day,
I tried to mulch the newly seeded lawn
on the west side of the house Continue reading →

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Parable of the Pear and the Pair

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Doc Arnett

The Bradford Pear is in full bloom now,
thirty feet of boughs and branches
covered with false promises,
white as heaven, each blossom a little lie: Continue reading →

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A Good Day Off

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Doc Arnett

But when I got home and stepped out into the sixty-degree air on a beautifully sunny day… well, plans changed. I put the wood in the garage and shifted to the new plans.
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Unseasonably Gorgeous

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Doc Arnett

It was surreal to see the white clustered shapes of Bradford Pears nearly disappear against the sudden backdrop of snow. Fallow fields showed pure white. The northern edges of bare-branched trees starked white-boned sketches against the hills. Continue reading →

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