Best Renewal Poems

In time

The winter winds

Erase the old year's scars

Leaving a fresh canvas to paint

Again...

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August’s dry winds scorch the landscape
While I sit here in the shade of a weeping willow
Watching tiny dust devils twirl and spin along the pavement
Living heat dances, wavering gently the scenery before my eyes
While poppies and gladiolas wither limply on their stem
But the peridot sweet,...

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The gentle rain that falls
and trickles down the walls
of gardens in the park
and wakes the Meadow Lark,
refreshes crocus blooms
as all of life exhumes.
What joy the season brings
with coming of the Spring.


March 14, 2020...

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It was the feathered purple of a blossoming iris,
kissing the laden air
with trembling lips.
I was awakened by its fragrance,
the newness of its ancient story,
told yet again by a moistening earth
in silvery birdsong.
 
Sometimes,
I have missed the turning from gelid and motionless
to the softening sway that...

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Meditating woods,
Embraced by the garish sun;
Exhaling fresh air....

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II. Nature's Cyclical Dance

End is not death. Changing into something new is good.
A leaf falls, then goes back into the dark soil.
Next year's flowers sleep under winter's quiet.
We fear the end, but nature shows us it's not bad.
Death is a new start.

My Anishinaabe mentor Little...

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Under the storm clouds  
the rain starts to  
wash away

Creating streams  
that carve through earth  
and broken stone.

Sometimes everything  
has to be  
eroded and  
worn away

so you can find  
the solid ground  
that was there ...

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Cloudless sky, naked shades of azure.
Oh, summer vibrant, resplendent sun,
We thank Lugh for his longest luster,
Grateful for the bounty he gives everyone.

Sun lights awareness in every entity.
Oh, boldest, brightest waking day,
Season of growth, splendor, and fertility.
Abundant Earth is teeming with DNA.

We plant the new seeds...

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I saw the cutest snowman
with his happy icy heart
perfectly fat 
and tipping his hat
with one candles light to impart

No question his hat was of magic
and the fur of his trimmed coat was fine
but the smile he wore 
you can’t help but adore
and the art of...

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Spring will forever be the time for renewals when brisk fresh air invigorates our drowsy muse. Tickling every inner child, beckoning them to come out for a playdate. And ever so gleefully we crack open the treasure chest of possibilities, dust it off to see...

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Been so broken down, baby
Isolated, shuttered,
Dilipidated; in disrepair

Been so sad and empty
Before you, I didn't wanna care 
I had lost all hope and drive
To continue even trying
Void of volition
Drifting from day to day
With no desire - no ambition

All that's changed now, sugar 
Cos from out...

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Rebirth

Grey ghostly clarions
Swiftly travel
To the east of darkling day
Riding on a dirge wind
Blowing harsh
Over waters that reflect
The fading dawn
When they turn to blood red, 
Glowing crimson,
As they color the vast and swirling grey
Trumpeting to the earth,
With light retreating,
The call of night
Where black and twisting tree...

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deadhead any grudges
slough off wilted feelings
instill a will to replenish
what was lost with more
abhor stagnation
regain greater growth

4-13-2022...

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Beyond Despair

     
                 despair 
          heavy, discordant
    stomping, injuring, impeding
  stamina, outlook,...

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I dreamed a dance without one step
no rhythm and no melody
no time to keep, no need for feet
wherein lay every remedy...

For broken hearts and beaten souls
and bodies begging for repair
as each does pay a hefty toll
along this journey we all share.

It was in silence wrapped...

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