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Tag: stream

Growing up during the Cold War

An irregular, flying-saucer-shaped blog of ice in the stream, formed around a moss-covered rock.

we watched for the flash of a nuclear strike by day, and by night, the mysterious lights of UFOs.

By Dave Bontain epigrams and conundrums, waterJanuary 11, 201719 WordsLeave a comment

Blue blood

A small stream flowing through the snowy edge of a meadow, reflecting the blue sky.

belongs only to those with no need for veins, like a wanderlust that starts where the highway ends.

By Dave Bontain epigrams and conundrums, forest, meadow, sky, waterDecember 30, 2016December 30, 201618 WordsLeave a comment

the dead oak

icicles dangling from an old oak log across the stream

has sprouted fat icicles
where it spans the spring

By Dave Bontain forest, haiku, waterMarch 15, 2008December 28, 20169 Words2 Comments

early spring creek

water and ice in the creek in early spring

icicles get wavier
as they near the water

By Dave Bontain forest, haiku, waterMarch 14, 2008December 28, 20168 Words2 Comments

slow-moving stream

fern reflections in stream

only a slight shimmy
in the ferns’ reflections

By Dave Bontain forest, haiku, waterJanuary 12, 2008December 28, 20168 WordsLeave a comment
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