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Archive for the ‘Earth & Sky (Mar/Apr 2008)’ Category

Flying by Karen Harvey

…she longed to take flight

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Near by Wanda C. Talton

If earth and sky could take you there
Lift you into the atmosphere,
Make you dream,
Teach you to dare,

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Minnows of Armageddon by Lydia Suarez

…a squadron of silver snowflakes
on a mission

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Woodland Melody by Nancy Lee Shrader

Arrayed in red, orange and gold
To a symphony…

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Bright Skies by Shelly Wiseberg

Sun shining radiance
Lighthouse of universal stars
Through darkness
Helping others

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As They Do by Laala Kashef Alghata

She hides behind the shattered fragments
of that golden lily

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The Change by Nancy O. Greene

This is never all there is.

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Nature’s Song by Nancy Lee Shrader

Nature is seen in every living thing
Around the world, even in the rain
Rain is part of nature you know
Nature even lives in the cold wet snow
Snow can’t freeze it and neither can ice
Nature lives in both, so let me be precise
It is not only flowers, grass and trees
And Caterpillars that eat up the leaves
We see […]

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Falling Through Space by Pat West

I still wait for something to happen
but no sound comes out of my mouth
and my tears are dry.

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Transplanted by Sarah Herrington

Seeing the John Deere trucker-cap
on the Upper-East-Side hipster’s head
brought it all back—

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Jolt and a Parachute by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

My sky-diving friend
shows pictures

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Krakatoa by Theresa C. Newbill

The roar of a Stone King worshipping Mother who is Earth—–the celebratory dance of Her other elementals all around Him—–He is shown the respect of the Gods, as karmic balance is brought to the imbalances manifested on this planet by man . read on…..

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Captive by Lisa Zaran

here is the hope i have for us.
to plough a piece of aching dawn.
to drop my heart into your arms.

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Mother Earth by Shelly Wiseberg

Droplets of dew on fresh green grass

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Go Find Yourself by Tamara Palmer

“Go find yourself,” that was what Jenna’s therapist, Marcie said when Jenna mentioned she was considering going to Boulder, Colorado to house-sit for her best-friend Sara.

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Moon Dust Star Shine by Allison Hollands

I am the dust of the universe,
I am the child of light…

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Dust to Dust, Ashes to Ashes by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

It’s been that kind of dreadful week.
Nothing, of course,
compared to the blood

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Naked by Amy Pence

Not by choice, but through
sly forgetfulness,
I have planted more pinks.

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Sacred Ground by Shelly Wiseberg

Footprints in sand on sacred ground

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Gasping For A Life by Karen Knight Bennett

Gasping for a life

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twins by Linda Lee Baird

grounded. a tree.
i am a big tree.
bigger than mother
nature herself.

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Spinning Earth by Penny Luker

The backlit sky was pink and gold

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Serenity by Cher’ley Grogg

The warm sun on a cool morning,
The touch of a loved one.

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Shifting Sands by Lydia Fazio Theys

We lie side by side in the perfect spot, near but not too near the ocean’s edge, on our stomachs, toes pointing toward the sea.

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