Tag: nature photo
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Night in the Woods
At the time everyone dies We find ourselves given one last Night in the woods. There are endless trees Covered in ghost And shadow. Dark beings creep through the forest, Finally having met with fate In the woods. Moonlight streams over the trees Joined with the tears of the stars falling to earthAs the sun…
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The Order of Things
When I sit down to create I can’t help but feel Everything’s been done. There are birds and pianos And rocks and maple trees But what in the world is new? Am I too late? When I sit down to create Something already made before I always wonder Which life am I going to write…
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River Meadow Road
from my place beside the lakeI look up at mansions and villas across the wateras they burn endless fireson River Meadow Road I had always wanted to be like those peoplethe oneson River Meadow RoadI had wanted to be prettier without beautyignorant without consequencealive without a care their fires had started smallembers that had blazed…
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How the Moon Reflects on Nighttime Water
Oh, how the moon reflects on quiet nighttime water.The stars show liquid on the earthly mirrora celestial beauty unknown to man. If dreams and nightmaressang a song together,they would call into the nightand lament at dawnthat the moon does not last forever. Oh, how the moon reflects on soft nighttime water.My fingers fly across the…
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The Mirror
I stare at my face,distorted in mirrored glass. As I look at my eyes and my skin,I can only hopeeveryone sees me differentlythan I do. As I peer into the mirror,I can’t help but wonder:who am I supposed to bewithout you? How am I supposed to be lovedwithout you? Beauty is illusive and exclusive.The self…
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To All the Birds I’ve Ever Seen
To all the birds I’ve ever seen:you look so pretty in the sky, just floating by,with wings of orange and saffron,bodies of golden brown. To all the birds I’ve ever seen:what would it take for me to bea bird like you? I wish to go away from hereI would like to go away.The sun shines…
Hazel J. Hall 