Category Archives: Nature

Cool Risings

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Doc Arnett

A few cows move through the mist of morning
in the pasture beyond the highway.
Heavy dew has formed on the thick grass,
leaving a dull silvery look. Continue reading →

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A Change in the Night

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Doc Arnett

In the night, though,
the wind passed on,
leaving this quiet dawn of still branches
and gentle sky, Continue reading →

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Different Views

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Doc Arnett

We sat on the deck, enjoying our drinks and watching the muddy Missouri roll along underneath the three bridges that connect Kansas and Missouri at this particular point. Continue reading →

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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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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.
Continue reading →

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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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