Telling the Truth

connecting the dots of my life

Tag: Poetry

November 11, 2014

noisy commotion

noisy commotion

young coopers hawk loses prey

aggressive squirrels score

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Mid-fall games are on

Outside my kitchen window

Hunger games

Power games

Survival games

Fourteen Hungry Turkey Vultures, All in a Row!

(Not my backyard, not my vultures, not a fall scene–but it will do in a pinch!)

Outdoor tomcat–also not mine–takes victory strut around back yard

Proudly displays doomed sparrow clutched in mighty jaws

Knock knock

 

Enforcer squirrels rush into the fray,

Intimidate giant predators with much ado about everything–

Unexpected heroes in a bloodless war to the death

Seasoned hawk swoops to snatch juicy rodent

Young coopers hawk goes hungry for now

Are we having fun?

Not really

Too many victims

Too few heroes

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© Elouise Renich Fraser, 10 November 2014
Photos from open stock on internet

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November 6, 2014

Don’t you love interruptions?

 

North Umpqua River, Oregon

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ North Umpqua River, Oregon, on the drive to Crater Lake

This photo is one of my favorites from our visit to Crater Lake.  Well worth at least a haiku if not a full poem, don’t you think? Read the rest of this entry »

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November 5, 2014

fall chill

fall chill brings young wrens,
flicker, titmice out to play—
frantic adults gorge

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The morning view from my kitchen window

They say it’s going to be
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November 3, 2014

fiery river

fiery river streams

through banks of distant storm clouds

stars pierce gath’ring night

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Blaze of dying glory— Read the rest of this entry »

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October 28, 2014

Birthing a Dream | Part 2 of 2

“No, I will not do that.”  Tough words, particularly when I’m not clear about what I will do.  Many times I’ve ended up making excuses or Read the rest of this entry »

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October 21, 2014

sheets of water

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sheets of water in

free fall dance to echoes of

ethereal spheres

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© Elouise Renich Fraser, 20 October 2014
Photo Credit:  DAFraser

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October 14, 2014

opalescent clouds

 

Sunset Portland 2014

opalescent clouds

kissed by early fall sunset

flood my thirsting eyes

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© Elouise Renich Fraser, 13 Oct 2014
Photo credit:  DAFraser 2014

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October 7, 2014

drifting away

 

 hazy day 2

drifting away on

ebb-tide summer fades into

cool hazy memories

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© Elouise Renich Fraser, 6 October 2014
Photo Credit:  DAFraser

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October 6, 2014

I Don’t Do Dreams | Part 1 of 2

Fall in the 1990s.  I’m in my 50s.  A friend gives me a covered tea-cup.  It’s lovely.  When I get home I read the inscription on the cup and begin weeping.  This isn’t about me.  It’s about someone else.  I can’t even imagine my way into this approach to life. Read the rest of this entry »

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October 1, 2014

rounding the bend

rounding the bend
tiny gold leaves lie scattered
on dark damp asphalt

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It’s Monday, Labor Day, two years ago.  I’m out for an early morning walk.   It rained overnight and it’s still dripping and overcast.  But I’m restless for a walk.  Like the weather, my mood is unsettled. Read the rest of this entry »

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