Tag Archives: nature

Feeling Young

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Landscape embraces warmth

Whispering from above

Fabric of spring descends

Sharing Creator’s love

 

Winter’s cold fades away

Transforming earth’s outlook

Tender grass comes alive

Following spring’s guidebook

 

Memories feeling young

Uncovering cherished prize

Charm awakens with peace

Filling morning’s blue skies

 

Today meets tomorrow

Nurturing every thirst

Breath of hope replenished

Witnessing rain’s cloudburst

 

Spring’s timely arrival

Beholding each snapshot

Precious life now reborn

Finding nature’s soft spot

 

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Tranquility’s Home Base

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U. S. Highway 33 travels through the heart of the Ohio’s Hocking Hills. (Courtesy of Pinterest)

Excited for weekend

Highway’s invitation

Stopping in Laurelville

Morning’s breakfast station

 

Greeted by big blue sky

Hocking Hills calling out

Tasting landscape’s beauty

Daffodils set to sprout

 

Battered red pick-up truck

Pair of windows rolled down

Offering scent of spring

Backroads leading from town

 

Coffee Emporium

Partnered with sweetest treats

Gathering up goodness

Harmony’s faithful beat

 

Old Man’s Cave reigns ahead

Tranquility’s home base

Sharing nature’s spirit

Creator’s blessed place

 

A view inside the landscape of Old Man’s Cave at Ohio’s Hocking Hills State Park. (Courtesy of Pinterest)

 

My wife and I stop in at the Coffee Emporium once a week for fantastic coffee, warm and friendly hospitality, and delicious food.  It is located between Logan and Old Man’s Cave. (Courtesy of Pinterest)

Each Unique Breath (Haiku Series #372)

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Surprise

Landscape glistens white

Winter gift-wrapped for one day—

Melting tomorrow

Melodramatic

Calendar page turns

Blistering heat dome moves in—

Spring’s ironic script

Summoned

Thunderstorm descends

Torrential raindrops blossom—

Floodgates spring to close

Emotions

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Salty seas

Cascading moods

Some moments serene

Others rise, stormy brewed

 

Angry waves

Gathering tides

Timeless, rushing in

Next generation guides

 

Gloomy clouds

Hiding danger

Ships’ rock-filled graveyard

Guarded by new ranger

 

Fortunes change

Rescuing peace

Peril uncovered

Lighthouse opens eyepiece

 

Quiet light

Building up steam

Tranquility flows

Spirit redeems moonbeams

 

Emotions

Flowing away

Gentleness breathes

Illuminates this day

 

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This poem is inspired by the words of American poet, Martin Buxbaum (1912-1991):  “I have seen the sea when it is steady and wild, when it is quiet and serene; when it is dark and moody.  And in all its moods, I see myself.”

Spirit Awakens (Haiku Series #371)

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Warmth

Radiant sunrise

Landscape springs forward with hope—

Goodbye winter blues

Life

Refreshing rebirth

Creation’s blessed treasures—

Spring’s salvation blooms

Transformation

Spring’s welcoming breath

Waking from winter’s slumber—

Freshened with color

Jules Verne Quotes

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Nature’s creative power is far beyond man’s instinct of destruction.  [Taken from Verne’s book, TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA.]

Before all masters, necessity is the one most listened to, and who teaches the best.  [Taken from Verne’s book, THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND.]

Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright.  Several of his novels became classics, and two of his finest works are listed in the quotes above.  His writings were highly skilled in their technical aspects, even though his vision was years ahead of his lifetime.

Elements of Persuasion (Haiku Series #370)

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Patience

Darkness of morning

Massive thunderstorm gathers—

Waiting light of peace

Transition

Nighttime without joy

Storm’s anger now exhausted—

Brilliant sunrise

Answers

Today’s windy breath

Questions about tomorrow—

Navigating hope

Sweetened Inspiration

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From the words of American naturalist, writer and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau:  “Nature is but another name for health, and the seasons are but different states of health.”

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Nature’s own therapy

Spring’s refreshing garden

Filled with colors of peace

Bearing life’s fresh pardon

 

Daily snapshot of hope

Each replenishing choice

Picked from nature’s goodness

Sharing next calming voice

 

Prime time’s blessed season

Signs of spirit reborn

Focused on healing light

Escaping from life’s thorns

 

Source of brighter outlook

Images praise with joy

Sweetened inspiration

Renewing vows deploy

 

Love accents morning air

Slightest breeze coming forth

Destined for harmony

Creating life’s true north

 

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Emily Dickinson Quotes

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Fame is a bee.  It has a song.  It has a sting.  Ah, too, it has a wing.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul–and sings the tunes without the words–and never stops at all.

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was an American poet.  Little known during her life, Dickinson has become to be regarded as one of America’s most respected poets.

Whispering Tree

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Whispering tree

Spring renews season’s lease

Building each leaf

Observing landscape’s peace

 

Praising blue skies

Creator shares His love

Holding time still

Sharing daylight above

 

Warming ground swells

Spring arrives to embrace

Stirring with life

Breathing with nature’s grace

 

Connecting hope

Creator at doorstep

Refreshing trust

Lighting journey’s small steps

 

Exhaling joy

Spring follows daily plan

Writing each page

Lifting spirits of man

 

Uplifting love

Creator’s whispers spun

Setting table

Rising with morning’s sun

 

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