Category Archives: Nature

Finding the Falls

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Even though muted by the gray of an overcast day, there was still plenty of glory in the mix of maples, oaks, ash, poplar and plenty of other deciduous species. Continue reading →

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Autumn Blessing II

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Walk gently
in the midst of this day’s madness,
contribute nothing
to the sadness that is already in the world.
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Walking the Olentangy on a Rainy Afternoon

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Doc Arnett

There are many who die

in this notion of nature’s balance,

unaltered by willful compassion,

the greater preying upon the lesser
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Reflections along the River

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Whatever reaches light

can bear its fruit

even in the midst of mud and clay,
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The Morning After

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Doc Arnett

My son, Sam, sits on the big recliner in the corner of the living room, holding Levi. He is the youngest of three, not yet three months old. His lips curl open, a ready smile in response to a gentle finger nudging his throat or cheeks. Continue reading →

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September Blessing

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Doc Arnett

On this day of sky so blue the least, thin cloud seems but a thought, may the Lord’s own hand bless you with peace that stretches from dawn to dusk and lay you down gentle, ready for your rest. On … Continue reading →

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Seasonal

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Across the way from the beans, entire fields of corn have already been stripped to harvest. Long rows of stubble contour their way around the terraces, the ditches, the woods. Continue reading →

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Key Words

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Doc Arnett

I knew as well as I knew my own name that he meant for me to “bring the cows up into the lot” but I was eager to get back to fishing. So, I did what he said instead of what he meant and hurried back to the pond. Not thirty minutes later I was wishing that I had done otherwise. Continue reading →

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Damage Control

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Doc Arnett

The waters ripped chunks

the size of houses out of highways,

washed away sections of road and bridge,

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Gloom, Despair and Agony

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Doc Arnett

It’s true that stuff happens and some of it is pretty awful. Some of it is just unpleasant. And, an awful lot of it is just different from what we’d like it to be. Continue reading →

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