Category Archives: Relationships

Old Burning New

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Doc Arnett

like an old wound
nursed with bitterness,
lashing out to destroy
yet another blessing.
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Buddies

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Doc Arnett

No matter how lean the crowd or how scant the sermon, I can still rely upon a positive note at the close of our worship service, courtesy of one small member. Continue reading →

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Morning Swims

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Back then, in the early bends
of summer mornings
we hid our swimming trunks
in the old tobacco barn
next to the pond. Continue reading →

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A Confession

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Doc Arnett

I simply don’t have enough faith
to be an atheist:
too much sin and beauty in the world
for me to believe
this all unfurled without so much as a thought. Continue reading →

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A Gentle Summer

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Doc Arnett

The air had been cool and refreshing, a pleasant meshing of light breezes and pleasing shade. Continue reading →

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Day Fades Into Day

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Doc Arnett

An evening this lovely
could nearly draw the dead from their graves:
sunset beginning to fade from the sky, Continue reading →

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Different Views

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Doc Arnett

We sat on the deck, enjoying our drinks and watching the muddy Missouri roll along underneath the three bridges that connect Kansas and Missouri at this particular point. Continue reading →

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Finishing Touches

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Two months ago,
our grey roan Foxtrotter mare
seemed more than ready
for another season of trails
and training grandkids to groom and ride.
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Of Wind and Work

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Doc Arnett

On the morning of her last day,
I tried to mulch the newly seeded lawn
on the west side of the house Continue reading →

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Gettin’ Ready

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Doc Arnett

I’ve held the hands
of those whose final hours
were upon them,
prayed with their families
in that time of groaning and grieving. Continue reading →

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