Long Skiers Poems

The strong gust of wind was cut off from its source; a frigid early spring blast that swept across a lofty mountain range, high above British Columbia.

It then encircled one of the lesser peaks and...

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*Image of Pala au & Nanahoa by Historic Hawaii
AUDIO: Couplet read
VIDEO: Unique Okala Island Off Monumental Cliffs of Moloka'i


Cliff

Cliff's supply the bemused aback.
Amassed jaws sink as all stand back,
tourist gawks, at paired land splendors.
First; mountain...

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Daylight breaks through the gates humming a solemn tune in my ears, here I am standing on the anxious hill gazing at the moon rotating on the hidden sphere.

Its bright light sends ripples of hope...

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Holidays go by quickly, as if they don’t want to hang around. My life seems to be happening at warp speed.

Lisa and I start our two-month summer fellowships tomorrow. It’s hard to believe it’s actually...

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In the bitterest of the cold polar north shadows of illusions dwell,
Reflections of light on ice, maybe so or is there more to these
Optical delusions, the natives say creatures hide amongst these
Rocky snow covered hills,...

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Let’s go skiing ! Said my wife 
It gives you such a thrill
So off we flew to Canada 
To face the bitter chill

We took a bus from Calgary
To Banff’s National park
Found our hotel, went to...

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Everyday when his dad came home he was waiting there
This was the special time that his dad always had to share

He taught him to throw and to catch how to swing his bat
Every game he...

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I am water, precious water, the most important source 
of life on earth. Master of all shape shifters, I am ever
moving and changing my appearance. When temperatures
dip low enough, I show my freezing solid state...

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August Sunshine

August sunshine feels different
Than sharp newborn rays
Of afternoons in June…
Round,
August sunshine tells
Of ripening
And growing large –
Laying still
Watching the breeze tickle
Mature birch leaves
Until they quiver
In delight
And dance.

August sunshine is about napping
And waking
Waking and pausing,
Seeing the...

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When I was a small child
I would always be outside,
Must have blazed a hundred paths
Just to see what I could find.
Then they put me in a suit,
And I cried out “I won’t go!”
Left my home...

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Snow-clad slope, small clearing in the spruces,
green needles, grizzled white, frame this cabin
on a pitch skiers would salivate for,
the view reminiscent of Bierstadt.

Five mile walk to where I parked my truck,
take the snowmobile down but...

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The drone of the engine humming,
a bull-wheel around which chairs swing,
skiers all rushing to the line,
beginners are never in time.

A rapid lift up a height,
the bar comes bar to calm the fright,
high view of white...

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Funny how winter turned into summer

Funny how winter turned into summer, not really, but it left a chill behind
So fifties in July feels like it never left, as we bundle up and we do find
A...

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The sky becomes a deepened blue,
like army coats of yore,
clings to the trees atop the hills,
settles on valley floor.

The sun is gone but dim lingers
upon the rolling fields,
they seem endless done up in dark,
with secrets...

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THE MOUNTAIN

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The mountain shimmers.
Morning sun.
A snowdrift glimmers.
Shadow fun.

As the sun rises,
a strong wind
blows in surprises!
Warm air kind.

No wind chill, thawing.
Snow melting.
Avalanche warning!
All daunting.

Those that did not heed?
All now dead!
How many hearts bleed?
“Sorries”, said.!

The mountain cares...

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I am dreaming of a white Christmas,
Where the earth is reborn covered with a fresh blanket of snow.

The beauty of the spruce and pines when they are touched with snow,
They look very majestic and beautiful.

When...

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Know How to Adjust to Traffic Flow

After through whole meal completed each course
Should all of his disturbing thoughts we endorse?
Who we know now is becoming world renown
Person who many times over has been a clown.

His...

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They were named the Dolomites,
the Pale Mountains of Belluno,
for their limestone, jagged peaks 
and shaped splintered spires;
and they're more breathtaking even without snow!
In this region, spring is so colorful and lovely
with its lilium parvum and...

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Good memories with my young children,
We were on Christmas holiday together.

We skied the mountain together,
What a good time we had.

These were the early days of skiing,
We were all dressed for the weather.

With our ski clothes...

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Gone, now just a memory the warmth of summer,
winter's icy fingers now take a harsh grip turning
land to frozen waste. Blanketing it in snow as the
nights draw in, reflecting the bright moon.

Children having fun sledges...

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The sounds of summer guest, the cheerful chirp of the songbirds,
Geese and ducks swimming on the tranquil pond.

The chatter of the pedestrians from God's kingdom,
Walking through the scenic and beautiful park.

The splash of the local...

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The countryside looked like a Christmas postcard,
Spruces were covered with snowflakes .

Looked like God's painting,
There were tracks in the snow where friends had walked.

Skiers ascended the mountain and skied down swiftly,
Skateboarders came and went,

You admired...

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The Russians are coming

Skiers complain it is too cold, most of them are from the cold country
is the frost in China different than say, Scandinavia?
A newspaper gleefully telling us there fewer spectators this time
then in...

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People and Nature need sunshine,
it's a free gift God intended for all;
flowers turn to the sun to grow,
while humans seek it to feel fine.


Spring is meant for strolls to admire eloquent beauty,
Summer is the best...

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Winter weaves a magic all its own,
After the snowfall the spruce and pines are touched with snow.

The roof tops filled with snow,
Santa and the reindeer could have landed.

Cross country skiers enjoying the day,
The crisp fresh...

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