On the Roads

Contemplating work…

   On the Roads

Crusty ruts of ice
Accumulate on the roads
Plowing’s too high priced

But then they did clear
Yesterday. The roads now neat
And more snow appears

   -gl-

Contemplating timing…

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In the Distance

Contemplating clarity…

   In the Distance

Tower of Babel
Looms in the distance above
All that we may tell

   -gl-

Contemplating understanding, or rather the mis…

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Through the Mind

Contemplating meditation…

   Through the Mind

Meditation is
Emptiness filling the mind
Then the state at risk

Muscles burn novel
Thoughts meander through the mind
Working the shovel

   -gl-

Contemplating clarity…

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This Is Routine

Contemplating experience…

   This Is Routine

People forget when
They’ve not seen it for a while
First snow once again

And the drivers got
No sense of this is routine
Whoa, slippery spots…

   -gl-

Contemplating how can we forget…?

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Draped In White Velvet

Contemplating wonder…

   Drape In White Velvel

Soft falling petals
Landscape draped in white velvet
The quiet settles

Trees wearing white wigs
More snow last night than last year
Once again we dig

   -gl-

Contemplating tired…

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