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Iguaçu Falls

The Iguaçu Falls lies on the border between Argentina and Brazil in South America.  The falls divide the Iguaçu River into the upper and lower sections.  While the river itself flows through Brazil for the majority of its course, the…

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Hidden From Heaven’s Eyes

Drops striking the ground like music from the gods.  Green erupting, the smell of creosote and clean air.  Streets become streams, the clouds veiling the eyes of heaven.  All is quiet.  All is dark.  All is hidden.       …

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Posted in Gardening and Nature, Poetry

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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Posted in Poetry