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11/18/2017

A Longing for Thoreau

I hold fast to my walking stick as I leave the beaten path to follow my own trail Into only partially familiar woods. There is a part of me that hunkers down Here, within the gloom of autumn or later, the promise of spring Tilt back my head Shake my mane and Sniff the air. […]

Posted in nature, Poetry, Seasons, These are a few of my favorite things!!!. Tagged Austin Texas, Life, love, nature, Poetry. 1 Comment
11/17/2017

Deep purple

Winter coaxes FallTo move aside, rest nowLast of our aubergines! © Nancilynn Saylor17 November 2017

Posted in Haiga, Haiku, nature, Poetry, Seasons. Tagged Austin, Gardening, Gardens, Soft mornings, Texas. Leave a comment
11/05/2017

Another broken morning

They did not know when they brushed their teeth and washed their Sunday morning faces … To join with their friends in worshipTo be in a house of the Lord As they filed into their small whiteunassuming, country church greeting each other with smiles on a bright Central Texas dayMen shaking handsWomen nodding to one […]

Posted in From Around the World, Life, Poetry, Seasons. Tagged dark morning sky, grief, heart swells, pain, Poetry, Soft mornings. 1 Comment
10/27/201710/27/2017

Summer slips away

Serranos dangleNorth wind dances in fallen leavesFirst freeze comes early ©Nancilynn Saylor 27 October 2017

Posted in Haiga, Haiku, nature, Poetry, Seasons. Tagged Austin, Colored leaves, Soft mornings, Texas, Weather changes. Leave a comment
10/22/2017

Raindrops are falling

In pre-dawn darkness,thunder rumbles, rains move through.Northern breezes blow. Nancilynn Saylor22 October 2017

Posted in Clouds, Haiga, Haiku, nature, Poetry, Seasons, These are a few of my favorite things!!!. Tagged Austin, dark morning sky, Rain, Texas, the ordinary, Weather changes. 2 Comments
10/19/2017

“Red sails in the Sunset”

Residues of duskLast night/linger still at dawn/Painted Texas skies. ©Nancilynn Saylor19 October 2017

Posted in Clouds, Haiga, Haiku, nature, Poetry, These are a few of my favorite things!!!. Tagged Soft mornings, Texas, Weather changes. Leave a comment
10/17/2017

“Sun comes up, it’s Tuesday morning”

Sun-kissed trees shimmer/Golden, in early dawn's chill/Resident Crows caw. Nancilynn Saylor 17 October 2017

Posted in Haiga, Haiku, nature, Poetry, Seasons. Tagged Austin Texas, Colored leaves, nature, Soft mornings, Trees. Leave a comment
10/15/201710/14/2017

“Flowers in her hair, flowers everywhere”

"Your hair is like mums,"Words murmured fifty years pastToday, mums remind. ©Nancilynn Saylor15 October 2017

Posted in Flowers, Haiga, Haiku, Life, Memoir, Memories are made of this, Poetry, Seasons. Tagged aging, Austin, garden, heart swells, Memoir, memories, plants, Poetry, romance, Soft mornings, Texas. Leave a comment
10/12/201710/12/2017

End of the innocence

I miss the freedoms we knew/When we were still young/ Scales covered our eyes. © Nancilynn Saylor12 0ctober 2017

Posted in Haiga, Haiku, Life, Memories are made of this, Poetry. Tagged freedom, Poetry, youthful exuberance. Leave a comment
09/21/201709/21/2017

When life gives you limes…

Quiet morning taskGathering up the harvest Mexican Lime time ©Nancilynn Saylor21September 2017

Posted in Haiga, Haiku, nature, Poetry, Seasons, These are a few of my favorite things!!!, Uncategorized. Tagged Austin, garden, Soft mornings, Texas, Trees. Leave a comment

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