Category Archives: Poetry

Warm Front

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Though we may not like the thunder
and lightning may scar the tree,
it is oft times the storm
brings the rain that feeds us.

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Walking the Old Logging Trail

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The sun’s sudden warmth on my face
burns through the thin of faded shirt,
reminding me that I was young
years ago
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Of Beauty and Pain

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The trace of each ripple of earth can be found in those soundings of snow, crusted now by the melt of day and light, frozen again in the cold of night. Continue reading →

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January Night

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Doc Arnett

On such a night as this,
it is good to have a place
beyond the wind’s lancet,
a place where love is strong.
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Judgment Day

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Doc Arnett

Throngs of blackbirds twirl in sky dance
above the fields,
a fringe of foxtail bends in the wind,
almost white in the light of cool sun,
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Shadowland

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Doc Arnett

We spend our lives in shadows,
embracing a warmth of sun
that is done too soon:
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In the Midst

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Doc Arnett

In the midst of grace and mercy,
we come, running to God,
arms open,
eyes wide yet tearful,
hearts unafraid and laughing,
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