Monthly Archives: January 2006

Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening – Robert Frost

Posted on January 26, 2006 by imgpat

    In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost          Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening   Robert Frost   Whose woods these are I think I know.His house … Continue reading →

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Through The Window On A January Morning

Posted on January 25, 2006 by imgpat

    In the darkened hours of the long January night, snow eased itself into the valley. A fleece of white layered the yard, road and field.   To the treeline by the river and the hills beyond, white flakes swirled with gusts of wind … Continue reading →

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Trip To Town V

Posted on January 24, 2006 by imgpat

  He was first born of nine in the new family.An older stepbrother came before.They’re gone now, the brothers, and three sisters, including the favorite.Two sisters remain. One still lives in the high country.The other Down South near a daughter. … Continue reading →

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Wild Geese – Mary Oliver

Posted on January 23, 2006 by imgpat

  The Snow Goose need not batheto make itself white. Neither need you do anythingbut be yourself.   Lao-Tse        Wild Geese   Mary Oliver   You do not have to be good. You do not have to … Continue reading →

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Something Told The Wild Geese – Rachel Field

Posted on January 21, 2006 by imgpat

  "Come to the edge", he said.They said, "We are afraid". "Come to the edge", he said.They came. He pushed them …and they flew.   Guillaume Apollinaire     SOMETHING TOLD THE WILD GEESE Rachel Field   Something told the … Continue reading →

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Lessons From Geese

Posted on January 20, 2006 by imgpat

  LESSONS FROM GEESE by Milton Olson, adapted by Angeles Arrien   (Dr Robert McNeish) (See link at bottom for the true author of Lessons From Geese)     FACT 1 As each goose flaps its wings it creates an … Continue reading →

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The Door in the Dark – Robert Frost

Posted on January 19, 2006 by imgpat

    The Door in the Dark   In going from room to room in the dark,I reached out blindly to save my face,But neglected, however lightly, to laceMy fingers and close my arms in an arc.A slim door got … Continue reading →

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Japanese Proverb

Posted on January 17, 2006 by imgpat

One kind word can warm three winter months. Japanese proverb  

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A January Gift

Posted on January 15, 2006 by imgpat

From January came a gift Of dandelion days midwinter Shooing us from tightly closed rooms To the park down by the river.   A sun gift sketching silhouettes Of tree trunks and branches on water, Painting shadows as leaders Then tagalongs following behind.   A warming gift for Joggers, dog walkers, bench sitters And … Continue reading →

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Leave of Absence

Posted on January 11, 2006 by imgpat

Keep your faith in beautiful things; in the sun when it is hidden, in the Spring when it is gone. Roy R. Gibson        

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