Friday, January 6, 2012

Renew


River, Marina Moevs, 2005

The bright winter feasts
can be finicky beasts
with pleasing traditions of give and take
the hurry and flurry of requisite cheer

When the glitter and flash
turn to litter and trash
pause to reflect in the clear, still lake
and breathe in a soft green new year



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11 comments:

  1. susan m hinckleyJanuary 6, 2012 at 12:00 PM

    Mmmm...perfect for this January day! Thanks for a moment of pause and beauty amid the rubble.

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  2. Tumblewords:January 6, 2012 at 12:30 PM

    Beautifully written...

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  3. dsJanuary 6, 2012 at 3:10 PM

    Yes! to that final couplet. Nicely done.

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  4. UnknownJanuary 6, 2012 at 8:31 PM

    Beautiful! Food for thought for us all for the New Year.

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  5. ninotazizJanuary 7, 2012 at 6:36 AM

    Gentle abd warm...the right ending to the year.

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  6. ninotazizJanuary 7, 2012 at 6:37 AM

    Sorry, I meant 'and'.

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  7. HelenJanuary 7, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    I echo the soft green new year .........

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  8. Kathe W.January 12, 2012 at 8:06 AM

    oh yes- this surely does resonate with me!

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  9. TrellissimoJanuary 12, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    When the glitter and flash
    turn to litter and trash

    Christmas in a nutshell!

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  10. Susan AndersonOctober 19, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    Can't believe I keep going back to read all of these, but I am loving your work.

    =)

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  11. Susan AndersonOctober 19, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    PS. And I love your blog title, too.

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