Tag Archives: moon

February Dawn

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Doc Arnett

The last crescent of a winter moon gives its glow to the snowy frost along the hill sloping toward the shed. Between the moon and the ridge, elm trees along the fence line stretch the black of their brushy ends against the orange rim of the eastern sky. 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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Good Works

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Doc Arnett

There are such moments as this
when hot coffee
and the quiet beauty of God’s still morning
shared in the refreshing softness
of a moon’s pale circle fringed with orange

is our purpose. Continue reading →

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