Category Archives: Poetry

A Bit and A Few

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Doc Arnett

It is very easy for us to under-estimate the impact of the good, small things that we do, easy for us to become discouraged. Don’t ever give up on showing love to others, no matter how little return you see. Eventually, good always comes from doing good. Continue reading →

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The Last Good Apple

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Pausing in between the pounding of posts
and the stretching of wire,
I saw a small hint of fire flaring
from the dark greens of late leaves
in the old apple tree in the pasture. Continue reading →

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A Changing of Seasons

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Something like the feel of fall
came calling yesterday:
a less than pleasant wind
sending its north chill
sprawling through the afternoon, Continue reading →

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Hold to Hope

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Doc Arnett

n the end,
hope never relinquished
will conquer all Continue reading →

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A Touch of Sun

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Out past Bendena,
just as I reach the low spot between slopes
and head back uphill,
the sun spills through an opening in the trees Continue reading →

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Gentle Morning

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Doc Arnett

It is hard not to marvel
at such things as this:
a half-moon full bright
and the light of stars
marking the heavens Continue reading →

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A Hint of Autumn Comes to Doniphan County

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Doc Arnett

The ridge beyond the ridge
barely shows in its darker tinge
against the fringe of smooth slate
that waits for the breaking of day Continue reading →

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In Memory of Willow Long

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Somewhere inside us,
in that place where we keep such things
that we really don’t want to face
but must acknowledge,
we store the awareness
that the awful things that happen to others
could happen to someone we know.
Continue reading →

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Preparing for the Race

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Nearing the fifth mile,
I feel that urging of the body,
the tiredness of legs and arms,
wanting me to ease up,
to be more sane, Continue reading →

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Cool Morning

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Doc Arnett

I stand shirtless in this morning air,
chill tracing bare skin
in the beginning of this day,
heavy dew soaking my shoes. Continue reading →

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