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Warm Seat, Gentle Repose

  Red moon rises full- Sultry heat washes the fields. Peaches ripe to eat.

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Empress Transcends

Sweet wind upon air- Jewels cast about the ground. Magnolia opens.

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Lover’s Kiss

Peony in sun, Blushing red with morning dew. Butterfly sipping

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Apple of the Orient

Persimmon sits ripe Juice barely dry upon lips. Refreshing wind blows.

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Golden Respite

The rain comes down, filling the streets and ditches with water.   In the sky above, clouds circle a petulant moon, hiding its face.  The chill air belies the summer date, heat following cold.  Outside, every plant soaks up as much

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Guerrilla Gardening

Civil disobedience, in many forms, can be seen in the actions of Gandhi, Rev. King,  Thoreau, etc.  It has taken many forms ranging from the violent protests of the 1960’s counter culture to Home Rule to the more recent Arab

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Posted in Gardening and Nature, Informaitional

Prairie Sea

Seas of green and gold Waves ripple in the dry heat Winds scour the bones

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Winter Comes Early

Black bear stands on high In the distance the long night Winter comes early

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Man and Animals

Since the dawn of time, man has associated different powers and attributes with the animals around them.  Many early hunters believed that by eating an animal’s organs or wearing its fur that they would gain a measure of its power. 

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Posted in Musings