Summer Endings

Phoenix in ashes
All we knew is gone from sight
Fall cycle rises

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Sweetened Air

Cold rain sweetened air
Diamond cut stars in dark skies
A price of life's storms

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Autumnal Clouds

Autumnal dark clouds
Lightening dancing through their skin
Harbingers of change

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Explaining Karma

Explaining karma
Waters change but does not change
Is it good or bad?

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Differences

Each one different
Bushes leaf its own cycle
Every dream sacred

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Eventide

Soft cool wood tinged air
Eventide cast its magic
Comfort is at hand

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Moment of Beauty

Laser like focus
Both a blessing and a curse
Moment of beauty

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Cautionary Sign

Cautionary sign
Natures signal to slow down
Time to make the jam

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Nightfall

Resting in nightfall
Its silence illuminates
Multi-layered limb.

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Wonderful Story

Wonderful story
Finally peace with myself
Forgotten planting

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Wishing

Eyes casting upward
Winging the future skyward
Foot steps in a hole

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Before the Rush

Years before a rush
Stories must be developed
Each strives to just grow.

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Being Literal

To be literal
A tree is simply a tree
Missed lifes metaphor

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The Joke

Big broad belly laugh
Quietly whispered chuckles
Water knows the joke!

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Time

Time striding forward
Not everyone gets to ride
Water does not judge

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Helen Hunt Falls

Water from the fall
Homage for revered writer
Makes its gift for life

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Life is Wonderful

A surprising guest
Look closely to see a pose
Life is wonderful

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Lifelong Quest

Knowledge: lifelong quest
Power: connecting each thought
Joy: fly above trees

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Lifes Designs

'Orphan' stands alone
Sentinel for the traveler
Part of our design

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Life Cycles

Flowers cycle short
Mountains cycle much longer
Each thrives in its time

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