Tag Archives: dawn

Better Light

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Many days begin like this with us believing there is more beyond the walls and windows of our lives than what we can immediately see. Continue reading →

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An Altar of Light

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Doc Arnett

There are prayers
spoken through open eyes,
praises given through lifted hearts, Continue reading →

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A New Day

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Doc Arnett

a new day to face life
without the burden of days gone before
and taking no worry from the store
of those to come,
Continue reading →

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I step out the back door into the pleasant air of morning. A dark blue edge shows in the sky, high and to the east, tracing the form of the passing storm front. The horses look up from the low edge of the paddock. They swing around and head toward me, heads bobbing in fast walk. Continue reading →

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February Dawn

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Doc Arnett

The last crescent of a winter moon gives its glow to the snowy frost along the hill sloping toward the shed. Between the moon and the ridge, elm trees along the fence line stretch the black of their brushy ends against the orange rim of the eastern sky. Continue reading →

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Window Watching

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Doc Arnett

In a world where the ordinary can become spectacular, yet last only an instant, we ought to live with our eyes open. Continue reading →

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Morning Talks

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The roses are blooming, finally. A few days of sunshine and warm temperatures coaxed the buds into their pleasing burst. Continue reading →

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