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Evening Promises

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Beyond the black lace of the neighbor’s treesTraced against a glowing sky,A thin slice of burnished gold fires the horizon.Slight gray clouds stretch like the fingers of a great, invisible hand,Spanning from that gold to the pastel blue overhead.Orange curls … Continue reading →

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A Touch of Fire

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Doc Arnett

A touch of fire singes the fringesOf the fraying edges of a cold gray dayIn the corner of Kansas. Thin bits of ice glaze the rails of the round penWhere the pair of geldings send steaming breathInto the last shredsOf … Continue reading →

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West Kentucky Reunion

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Doc Arnett

There’s not much that brings a father greater joy than seeing his children love each other. Continue reading →

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The Trust Fall

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Which requires greater trust: putting your life in the hands of a skydiver or placing your eternal soul in someone else’s care? Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Doc Arnett

Treating each other in ways that help love grow might not always be easy but it really isn’t all that complicated… Continue reading →

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The Next Town Over

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Doc Arnett

Field trips are a key component of education, from pre-school to post-graduate! Continue reading →

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Vinegar

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Apple cider can turn into vinegar. I very much prefer the taste of cider. Continue reading →

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Food for the Faithful

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Only the faintest light shows
in the pale pink streak
above the trees
along the low line of the creek
to the east.
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Getting Along

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Every now and then, I do something strange. Pick up a hitchhiker, speak to someone I don’t know, stuff like that. In fact, I’ve been doing weird stuff for so long now, it’s about to get to where strange is … Continue reading →

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One More Mile

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Doc Arnett

It was a cloudy but beautiful evening in the Smokies of North Carolina. Even though he’d fractured his right leg and torn up his left knee in an accident early in the summer, my brother-in-law, Olian, wanted us to take … Continue reading →

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