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Stag Zigzag and Other Happenings
Usually on my walks, I am simply praying, thinking, talking to God, and listening. Because the fall has been mild, lately I've had the pleasure of observing a little bit of wildlife in the neighborhood. I've seen a heron near the shore of the river, on a couple of...
99 Year-Old Stories
I've been walking by the river these days, while the temperature hovers between warmish and cool. I love watching the wind blow the leaves off the trees; the leaves are whisked in the water, landing softly, swirling their way with the slow-moving current. The leaves...
Psalm 27
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? ... 4 One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,...
What Did Autumn Ask of You? (poem)
What did Autumn ask of you? What did Autumn ask of you On trails of fallen leaves Where children stomp Adults stroll and winds scatter? What did your eyes seek Among the rust, the gold? You were the rod, the arm, the voice You were honey withdrawn From...
I Remember You As You Were – Poem by Pablo Neruda
I remember you as you were in the last autumn. You were the grey beret and the still heart. In your eyes the flames of the twilight fought on. And the leaves fell in the water of your soul. Clasping my arms like a climbing plant the leaves garnered your voice, that...
Anaphylaxis. It’s dramatic.
On September 18, 2015, an 18 year old college freshman in Ontario died of anaphylaxis after ordering a smoothie at the college cafeteria. She had known peanut and dairy allergies. She did not have her EpiPen injectors with her. Also in September of this year, a...
Autumn In The Garden – Poem by Henry Van Dyke
When the frosty kiss of Autumn in the dark Makes its mark On the flowers, and the misty morning grieves Over fallen leaves; Then my olden garden, where the golden soil Through the toil Of a hundred years is mellow, rich, and deep, Whispers in its sleep. 'Mid...
Autumn Leaf
Autumn Leaf Beautifully curling upward, Cupping droplets that land on its skin I take my finger, wipe the drop Leaving a skirmish behind The autumn leaf is like a heart Turned toward heaven Changing colors, singing in its death— I wonder, Leaf, how many songs have you...
October by Robert Frost
O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; Tomorrow's wind, if it be wild, Should waste them all. The crows above the forest call; Tomorrow they may form and go. O hushed October morning mild, Begin the hours of this day slow. Make the day...
Autumn by Rainer Marie Wilke
The leaves fall, fall as from far Like distant gardens withered in the heavens; They fall with slow and lingering descent. And in the nights the heavy Earth, too, falls From out the stars into the Solitude. Thus all doth fall. This hand of...
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