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Late, And The Darkening Sky50

Late, And The Darkening Sky

I wrote this poem some years ago, when I was first trying my hand at various forms of metric rhyming verse in the 16-line (basic 4-line, 4-stanza even-structured) poem. It was written in reaction to watching...

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Vignette: January Hillside42

Vignette: January Hillside

Here's a tiny little vignette (or just a single thought-image) that I wrote the winter before last, while tossing some words around, mulling over a sketch of a new idea for another poem I was writing at the...

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On A Midwinter's Eve42

On A Midwinter's Eve

I wrote this poem last winter, upon trying out some new styles of image language, while reflecting on the beauty of the last months of the year with a feeling of nostalgia for the wane of life and light amid the cold and dreary days of December. My...

13 comments    love poetry writing
Dream of the Garden-Wood Path62

Dream of the Garden-Wood Path

This poem was written to describe a dream that I had a couple of years ago, in which I envisioned such a place as it attempts to describe; the picture was so beautiful in my mind, that I had to write about it...

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Vignette: A Villa Morning41

Vignette: A Villa Morning

Here is another little mostly raw vignette that I wrote a couple of years ago, in reflection upon a trip I took to Turkey, Greece, and Rome the year before. I visited a little fish market one early morning in...

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Illumination: a poetic reflection on discovering Truth56

Illumination: a poetic reflection on discovering Truth

This is an unstructred, mostly free-verse poem, written a couple of years ago, in response to what I had begun learning as I started studying at seminary, and my great surprise and fascination with those...

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Vignette: Autumn Night60

Vignette: Autumn Night

This is a little sketch-vignette I wrote the October before last, upon stepping outside to a chilly autumn evening, filled with the smells of burning fireplaces and a fresh breeze that carried a hint of pine;...

4 comments    home poetry poem
Vignette: Late Evening Fare in the Park57

Vignette: Late Evening Fare in the Park

This is a small poetic narrative vignette that I wrote the fall before last, while visiting a park I had come into the habit of frequenting to think and write. I often took short walks there after dusk, and, finally coming to rest at a nearby picnic...

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Vignette: Blackberry Daydream60

Vignette: Blackberry Daydream

In the fall, I had made a habit of visiting a local ranch produce market, where they sold fresh berries for 50 cents a basket; I enjoyed buying them by the pound and freezing them for a cheap sweet treat. I...

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