Category Archives: Poetry

A Prayer for Affliction

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Doc Arnett

May you endure
the awful cost of love
with such determination
that all reluctance is worn away.
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Teachers

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I had a good long conversation with a colleague yesterday, discussing poetry and language and such. Continue reading →

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The Witness of a Greater Light

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I love the look of a winter moon,
barely past full,
just that slight slump of the middle
suggesting it is only slightly less
than the night before.
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The Ancient of Days

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Beyond the bluffs and the bare-branched ridge,

in the thin cut between the over-hanging shroud

and the blackness of frozen ground,

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A Deliberate Caution

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Doc Arnett

a very deliberate caution

that does not allow

the seem of circumstance

to overwhelm the reality of truth.

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December Blessing

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Doc Arnett

May you bring to each moment
grace
and peace
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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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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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