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Water's Flow

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Years End?

Time, arbitrary
Each second, minute, hour
Mountains don't count days

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Monday, December 30, 2013

Letting Go

Learning to let go
Memories will always be
Each sunset is new

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Friday, December 27, 2013

Taking Stock

Taking stock of life
Plus, minus and compromise
Nature's gift; priceless

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Charting a Course

Charting a new course
Preparations made for change
New day offers choice

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Christmas Lights

Plethora of lights
Celebrating the season
Night sky has lights too

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Unseen

The start of winter
A beginning to new life
See what eyes cannot

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Monday, December 23, 2013

Friday, December 20, 2013

Small Disappointments

Small disappointments
Of seasons expectations
Relax, enjoy life

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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Laughter

Infectious laughter
Copious amounts of joy
Tis natures season

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Writing of Haiku

Practice of haiku
Writing inspired by life
Captured in photos


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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Laughing

Full moon lying low
Laughing at the world's antics
We can laugh also

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Monday, December 16, 2013

Agitation

Agitated world
Focusing on all the wrong
Large stone into small

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Friday, December 13, 2013

Times Passage

Passages of time
Marked by the calendar's days
Carved by natures hand

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Gift of Giving

A gift of giving
As deep rooted mountains
Buried in the heart

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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Slippery Journey

Slippery surface
Walking across the thin ice
Journey to the truth

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Monday, December 9, 2013

Complex Problem

A complex problem
Can lead down a primrose path
Cold water is deep

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Friday, December 6, 2013

Golden Stardust

Like golden stardust
Pieces fall from a dark sky
Lighting our way home

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Contemplation - Feedback

Listen to feedback
Your heart is telling you true
Feline contemplates

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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Heart's Path

Where we are living
Geographic location
Path the heart follows

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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Lighting the Night

Lighting up the night
Holding off winters deep freeze
Dreaming bigger dreams

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Monday, December 2, 2013

Tree Shadows

Nature tree shadow
Silhouette of what is real
Like imagined fear

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Friday, November 29, 2013

Igniting Dreams

Igniting the dream
Integrating heart and mind
Walking your own path

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Chronos Gift

A gift from Chronos
Opportunity for hope
Flowing through water

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Counting Days

Counting down the days
Winter solstice arrives soon
Sunlight stays longer

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Naked History

Naked history
Telling stories from the facts
See different trees

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Monday, November 25, 2013

Weather Lessons

The curve in the road
Unexpected, new unknown
Weather lessons taught

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Friday, November 22, 2013

Dream

Becoming the dream
Ghost of the past lead the way
Pod remains, seeds gone

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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Changing Weather

Weather's drastic change
Part of the normal cycle
Awaiting new day

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

The Puzzle

Key to the puzzle
Probing deep into the fray
One rock at a time

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Young Adults

A focused anger
Knowledge so called friends don't care
Water flow does heal

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Monday, November 18, 2013

Siren Call

The wilds siren call
A responding deep within
Washed on waves of dreams

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Friday, November 15, 2013

Life and Laughter

Life full of laughter
Fastest way to grab a dream
Water and ice glow



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Thursday, November 14, 2013

Life's Whirlwind

Daylight fading fast
Winter's solstice soon will come
Is life a whirlwind?

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Reason to Smile

A reason to smile
Solution to all troubles
Bright colors of fall

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Instincts

Have the same instincts
Setting our stages for change
Last bright bloom of fall

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Monday, November 11, 2013

Seeds

Day of memory
Honor more than just the day
Soon buds will be seeds

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Friday, November 8, 2013

Searching for Answers

Searching for answers
Accepting the base causes
Tree stump long dead roots.

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

Melody

Sing song, sing song, sing
Melody rings in your head
Birds swimming in time

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Life Choreographed

Life choreographed
Written goals, unspoken dreams
Shadow on the land

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Short Days

Short day, longer nights
Crowd hours into minutes
Life of the housefly

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Monday, November 4, 2013

An Interruption

An interruption
Proof enough; rough and ready
Fall into winter

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Friday, November 1, 2013

History Lesson

A history lesson
Traveling high lonesome roads
To reach far flung peaks

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Ghoulish Delights

Night's ghoulish delights
Gossamer veils in between
Reaffirming life.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Unknown

To see an unknown
Cloud filters over the sun
Acknowledge request




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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Whirlwind

Caught in a whirlwind
Winds shouting, rain is pelting
Searching for center

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Monday, October 28, 2013

Life Amid Decay

Life amid decay
Flowing like water through hands
Sing an ode to joy

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Friday, October 25, 2013

Details

Detailed attention
Following the map of dreams
Fog hiding the trail

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Warm Weather

Love warmer weather
Advantage of fall season
Gold leaves know better

Photo and text copyright 2013 by Doris McCraw

Wednesday, October 23, 2013