out of the rain and snow,
laughing away long dark days
beside the tree
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Together by the Tree
Category Archives: Holiday
Snug and Cozy
snug and cozy
despite the gales of winter,
family and friends:
carols, games, laughter and fun,
serious thoughts left behind
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Goldenrod After Rainfall
Mount Greylock, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
wringing out
a rain-soaked t-shirt,
my son smiles
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Abandoned at the Railyard
still sidecars
no schedule or passengers,
just ghost conductors
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à-côté de la mer — beside the sea
Light on the Darkest Nights
Moonlight falls
from high in the sky,
silvering
the latticed pine branches,
softly shining
on every trembling needle
like summer’s
morning dew. Continue reading
Year’s End Cheer
May your days be full of cheer,
with everyone you hold dear
feeling well and full of fun —
each and every one! Continue reading
Happy 4th!
garden fireworks,
summer itself celebrates
in red, white and blue
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Happy Father’s Day
Weekends, my dad plowed
through paperwork, pruned trees,
tinkered with the mower, fixed
bicycles, toasters, skinned knees.
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A Day for Mothers
a day for mothers,
pear blooms scented by lilacs
dapple the sunshine
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Putting Away
Time to celebrate,
time to remember,
but also
time to put away.
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Happy New Year!
resolved,
to recognize stars
in winter wastes Continue reading
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