Category Archives: Poetry

Evening Feeding

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Walking down to the hay barn
in the late light of ending day,

I see soft streaks of color,
strokes of lavender and pink
left above the sinking sun,
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A Passing in the Night

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Doc Arnett

A dusting of snow
glows on the grass
beneath the light
mounted on the pole
in the neighbor’s yard. Continue reading →

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Invocation of Blessing

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Doc Arnett

to forgive fervently
and adore all that is pure and good,
to walk quietly in the midst of turmoil Continue reading →

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The Least Slice

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Doc Arnett

I know that soon,
a wide slate darkness
will cover the sky
and the tender blush of a rising sun
will fade. Continue reading →

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The Lifting

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Doc Arnett

A quarter-moon hangs
high in the midst of a southern sky,
its light distinct above the low slate
of this pre-dawn darkness.
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Hard Morning

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Doc Arnett

With my layers of cotton clothing
and lined gloves,
it does not seem so cold— Continue reading →

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Feeding in the Fog

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Doc Arnett

It is good to know the sight of home,
good to keep its glowing firmly in heart Continue reading →

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Heart Control Measures

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Everything devoted to anything
except the root cause of a thing,
is a waste of time,
an illusion of action.
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Food for the Faithful

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Only the faintest light shows
in the pale pink streak
above the trees
along the low line of the creek
to the east.
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Choices Come Home

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Doc Arnett

The few inches of snow
I chose not to shove or shovel
from the driveway three weeks ago
has turned into a hard-packed ice sheath, Continue reading →

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