Category Archives: Poetic Contemplations

Sunsets & Horse Manure

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Doc Arnett

Even when surrounded by decomposing horse manure, we can admire and appreciate the beauty of a sunset. Continue reading →

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The Needs of Others

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Doc Arnett

A whole ton of knowing the needs of others isn’t as good as a pound of doing something about it. Continue reading →

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Red Dawn

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Doc Arnett

The blessing of a beautiful dawning brings promise to a new day. Continue reading →

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I Have Seen Love

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Doc Arnett

I have seen love a thousand ways
in a thousand places,
and yet every time I see it,
believe I have glimpsed the face of God. Continue reading →

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Of Fog and Mud

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Doc Arnett

Even in the barely melted muck of mud and snow, there is both promise and provision. Continue reading →

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The Bitter Storms

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Doc Arnett

The longer I have lived the more I am convinced that it is not time that heals. It is, rather, the blending of choice and grace, a sort of submissive seeking of healing. Continue reading →

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Fire and Ice

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Doc Arnett

How fine and peaceful The serenity of a frozen lakeOn a gray morningWhen thoughts of the dayAre slowly forming notions of what may comeAnd love lingers near the surfaceLike the glow of a shrouded sunWarming the motions of what must … Continue reading →

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The Labors of Love

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Doc Arnett

I sit, alone but not lonely,In the early morning dark of an empty house.I listen to the sound of coffee drippingInto the small pot in the cheap coffee makerThat sits on an old, heavily stained formica counter.There is much in … Continue reading →

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Hard Frost

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Like frost melting from a metal gate on a cold but sunny morning, much of the kindness that we show carries no lasting trace… but is still worth doing. Continue reading →

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Working on Sam’s Cabin

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Doc Arnett

I am sitting on the steps of a small porch Of a small cabin tucked into the corner Of a big backyard in an old town in South Carolina. Coffee in hand on the last day in November, I am … Continue reading →

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