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First Snow of the Season

12 Saturday Dec 2015

Posted by P Moorman in Mountains, Nature, Weather

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fall, Nature, poems, Poetry, snow, weather, Winter

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Dabs of drab sky disappear
‘neath wisps of white fluff
as fall shivers into winter.

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Eau de Autumn

01 Sunday Nov 2015

Posted by P Moorman in Life, Mountains, Nature

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Autumn, beauty, fall, Gold, Nature

Shiny gold bottle

If I could bottle the essence of autumn…

I would gather the abundance of harvests
into a sheath of flavors,
enhancing it with spicy winds from twirling
leaves of red and orange and yellow.

I would preserve the last blooms of summer,
before winter’s icy fingers took hold,
perpetuating their beauty and scent
as a sweetener for my autumn eau.

I would complete my vialed essence
by filling the bottle with crisp fall air,
letting it gently settle to the bottom,
suspending the stars of autumn as it
drifted through and filled the emptiness within.

Then I’d wrap it all in gold leaf
for autumn is always presented
in the richest of ways.

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Power of a Raindrop book

06 Saturday Jun 2015

Posted by P Moorman in Animals and Insects, Art, Children, Family, Health, Humor, Inspiration, Life, Love, Mountains, Nature, Philosophy, Seasonal, Weather, Writing

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art, arthritis, children, family, flowers, health, heart, humor, inspiration, iris, life, love, mountains, Nature, philosophy, seasonal, weather, writing

Power of a Raindrop cover

I’m excited to share that I now have a book of poetry, Power of a Raindrop, published and available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and through the publisher. If you order from the publisher, the first 10 to order will receive 15% off the retail price. http://shop.ravenbooks.net.

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Water is So Natural

28 Wednesday May 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Family, Life, Love, Mountains, Nature, Uncategorized, Weather

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family, friends, goodbye, leaving, mountains, Nature, poems, Poetry, rain, sky, water, weather

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Gently falling from clouds or
streaming down the river,
water is a welcome addition to nature;

Yet just as natural are the wet
tears trickling down my face
as I say my goodbye to you.

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Rock Solid

05 Saturday Apr 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Children, Family, Inspiration, Mountains, Nature, Philosophy

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children, family, foundation, mountains, Nature, philosophy, poems, Poetry, religion, rocks

A solid
foundation
rises
to the
challenges
placed upon it.

Neither large
nor small
burdens
shake or upset
the balance.

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Journey to the Top

03 Thursday Apr 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Art, Inspiration, Life, Mountains, Philosophy, Thoughtful Thursday, Writing

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art, inspiration, Japanese, mountains, philosophy, thoughtful thursday, writing

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“Many paths lead from the foot of the mountain, but at the peak we all gaze at the single bright moon.”

Ikkyū (一休宗純 Ikkyū Sōjun?, 1394–1481) (self-named: “Crazy Cloud”) was an eccentric, iconoclastic Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and poet. He had a great impact on the infusion of Japanese art and literature with Zen attitudes and ideals. Wikipedia via Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan, entry “Ikkyū” by James H. Sanford

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Iced Curtain

18 Tuesday Mar 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Mountains, Nature, Weather

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Bavaria, Germany, gorge, ice, mountains, Nature, poems, Poetry, weather

Curtains of icicles
laced with curdles of snow
descend from rocky ledges,
creating secluded caves
for cold weather lovers.

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Breitachklamm is a deep rocky gorge in Bavaria, formation which started approximately 10,000 years ago with stone slowly eroding as the Breitach glacier melted.

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Hibernate

04 Tuesday Feb 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Animals and Insects, Mountains, Nature, Weather

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animals, mountains, Nature, poems, Poetry, rest, Tranquility, weather

Bears do it,
Snakes do it,
So why, oh why,
Can’t I do it!

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Modern-day Warrior

30 Thursday Jan 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Health, Life, Mountains, Philosophy

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health, life, mountains, Peace, philosophy, poems, Poetry, spirit, Tranquility, yoga

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I stand strong,
a modern-day warrior
posed for peace,
for the spirit dwells within me.

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Coloring the Forest

24 Friday Jan 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Art, Mountains, Nature

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art, forest, mountains, Nature, poems, Poetry, trees

Focused between burled brown
and captivating green,
natural highlights enhance
the color palette of the forest
while shadowy figures playfully
dance to muffled breezes.

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Nature’s Yogini Speaks

17 Friday Jan 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Life, Mountains, Nature, Philosophy

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life, mountains, Nature, philosophy, poems, Poetry, yoga

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The ancient tree
stands erect,
rooted at the ground;
dry, withered arms
in Upward Salute;
a delicate balance
in space and time:
Mother Earth, Father Sky;
Past, Present;
Life, Death.

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Babbled Silence

11 Saturday Jan 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Mountains, Nature, Philosophy, Weather

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brook, calm, Peace, poems, Poetry, reflection, water, weather

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The brook, its babble
silenced by Winter’s freeze,
mirrors an inner calm
to all who stop to reflect.

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Monumental Work

09 Thursday Jan 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Life, Mountains, Nature, Philosophy

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beauty, life, mountains, Nature, philosophy, poems, Poetry, spiritual

Beauty grows by depth,
pillars of strength layering
step by gradual step.

An essence of spirit
beautifies the surface,
visible to all who seek.

Truly monumental work.

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Gift of Solitude

06 Monday Jan 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Mountains, Nature, Weather

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Nature, Peace, poems, Poetry, Tranquility, weather, Winter

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Sunmelt works to conceal
the single set of footprints
in this tranquil Winter setting;
A gift from nature to
a lover of solitude.

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Glazed Over

03 Friday Jan 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Mountains, Nature, Seasonal, Weather

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Nature, poem, Poetry, water, Winter

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Glazed by Winter’s chill,
The stream hibernates
‘Neath layers of cold ice,
Awaiting Spring’s return.

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Golden Threads Among the Needles

15 Friday Nov 2013

Posted by P Moorman in Mountains, Nature

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Autumn, color, fall, mountains, Nature, poems, Poetry

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Patched in quilted splendor,
shades of green pine
needle through
golden strings of aspen
as they thread their way
up the mountain.

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