copycat moon

This is for A Handful of Stones.
rising suddenly
over the amber streetlight
a copycat moon

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welcoming for OSI

The One Single Impression prompt welcoming comes from Nancy Bea at Genre Workshop this week.
My husband’s parents live up in the Maine woods. Their house has a farmer’s porch along the front, and just a short distance away, trees full of feeders. A Bar Harbor wind bell hangs just under the eaves, and I [...]

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a glimpse of morning light

I love to be out in the early morning light. It is hard to describe what is different about it, but if you venture out, you will see for yourself.
early morning light
dances on the frosted grass,
glossy crows glimmer

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moxie for OSI

The One Single Impression prompt this week is courage.
I love to read real histories of Maine’s early settlement up in the north woods. Life was hard, and the people had to be strong. Imagine facing winter with a hand saw, wool mittens, and bear grease chapstick? Not only did most early settlers [...]

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red oak

bold, scarlet hussy,
stands at the edge of the woods,
already bare and bleak

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