Halloween

A veil between worlds
Real or imagination
Nighttime hides secrets

Photo and text copyright 2014 by Doris McCraw

Tenuous Brilliance

Glorious golden sphere
Mocking, honoring sunlight
Tenuous brilliance

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Returned Gift

Taking gift of sleep
Daylight spins a spider charm
Plants return in time

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The Muse

Sometimes the muse leaves
Fall wind stripping branches bare
Sleep awaits the dream

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Cocooning

Time of cocooning
Acceptance of life's cycles
Change flower to seed

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Footsteps Out of Time

Footsteps out of time
Dreams bigger than all outdoors
Mountains yet to climb

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Gift of Stories

A gift of stories
Scattered amidst the headstones
Deep in soft grasses

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Stand Firm

Naked limbs stand firm
Journey through early evening
Deep meditation

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Opening

Walk in brisk fall wind
Sweeping away old cobwebs
Opening to new

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Fall

Leaves dropping from trees
Unusual warm wind drifts by
Fall folk tales are birthed

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Beautiful Pathways

Beautiful pathways
Joy to travel each one
All leading to home

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Gold Sunshine

Gift of gold sunshine
Gentle refreshing breezes
Special everyday

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Life - Dreams

What dreams are made of
Love, joy, and luck of the draw
Life silhouetted

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Seven Days

Seven days of life
In twenty four hour parts
Strong fir and dead plants

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A Competition?

Warm sunshine outside
Wind competing for top spot
Nightfall, all changes

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Balance

Standing on knife's edge
Balance history/future
Trees near, mountains far

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October Rain

Cold October rain
Watch leaves change before my eyes
Bittersweet goodby

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Joy In Living

Pause in preparing
Squirrel knows how to have fun
Joy in just living

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Gift

Early bright full moon
Pulling us like oceans tide
A personal gift

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Idle Hours

The idle hours
Restful or terrifying
Nature's solution

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Sentimental Thought

Sentimental thought
Searching far back memory
Brilliant fall flowers

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To Stand

Struggling to stand
Buffeted by wind and rain
Tree roots grow deeper

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Solitary Songs

Solitary songs
Playing on strings of the soul
Sun strikes gold on hills

Photo and text copyright 2014 by Doris McCraw