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July 16, 2006 08:08 PM EDT -- I never had a lying tree, but I love to ponder the fun it would have been with one. Lying Tree If I stood you by a sapling tree When you were only three And carved a tiny bar Above your head, Then took . . . more
July 09, 2006 09:30 PM EDT -- "Come stay with me," it seems to say. "I was built a long time ago and I'm still a good host!" Here I Am Perky yellow cottage Fronted by a sculptured hedge Knows its cozy worth . . . more
July 11, 2006 12:16 AM EDT -- It may be invasive (jury's out on that), but it sure adds highlights to a place Local Color Summer in Coos Bay, Blue and gray with yellow streaks Of brilliant Scotch Broom © 2006 Jim Ross more
July 11, 2006 12:21 AM EDT -- . . . and the river shall remain nameless for better, more joyous times Green Comes Tomorrow Lonely river flows Past a town that took its wealth Wanting its color © 2006 Jim Ross more
July 11, 2006 12:24 AM EDT -- The long stretch of wide, hardly sloping beach knows dogs on flat out runs, ravens squatting on driftwood, and inventive people trying to keep floppy hats atop their heads Bastendorff Beach Seamless . . . more
July 12, 2006 01:41 AM EDT -- The Alabama Hills rise in fractured rock piles at the base of the Sierra Nevada range and I am drawn into their inhospitable folds as a marshall is drawn to the armed villians lurking there. Ok, so I've . . . more
July 12, 2006 01:48 AM EDT -- Your determinations are indeed wondrous . . . Stains or Literature The reader's magic Is making right, defilement Of pristine paper © 2006 Jim Ross more
July 14, 2006 01:46 AM EDT -- We fly because we can, and soar because we love the way it feels. A metaphor for writing: we pen words into word-pictures that tantalize our spirits Eagle Feathers Because I am fledged I fly over the . . . more
July 16, 2006 05:55 PM EDT -- All baby wanted was to play with the cats, but she failed as they skedaddled for their most secure hidey holes. Later, with the house quiet the cats investigate and decide for themselves whether a good . . . more
July 16, 2006 10:23 PM EDT -- Have you ever noticed that when life renews, something always manages to be added that gives fresh luster to it. Changing Times Ever-shifting moves Of kaleidoscopic life Shape endless beauty © . . . more
July 17, 2006 09:04 PM EDT -- Melody in a warm wind-whisper brings soft words of love to romantic lips. A friendly creaking accompanies sentiments as a porch swing sways in the dark. Night Whispering Song Breezes wash the porch Engulfing . . . more
July 17, 2006 09:14 PM EDT -- They come in many sizes, many arcs; they stand out clearly and strong or in hard-to-see soft and fuzzy lines. They always bring a stroll to a halt in murmuring fascination--with or without their lore spoken . . . more
July 17, 2006 09:25 PM EDT -- Romantic evening, table for two, dimmed lights, soft music and . . . a disintegrated wine cork! Brr! Plea to a Wine Cork I understand o' wine cork your years of toil, Your years of devotion, Your . . . more
July 18, 2006 02:30 AM EDT -- It had to happen; that buzzing within that speaks to a writer to write, but there is nothing to grasp other than the buzzing itself, so I start there and go  . . . From Buzzing to Bees I honestly . . . more
July 18, 2006 05:48 PM EDT -- An earlier version lives in my heart and on a wooden plaque made by an artist friend for my daughter's wedding; alas it doesn't fit the rules of haiku. As with the original inspiration, I dedicate . . . more
For Marshfield
by Jim Ross
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July 09, 2006 08:41 PM EDT -- Out of towner sees proud building after the Class of 2006 has graduated and the campus seems deserted. Go Marshfield! For Marshfield High school on a hill Namesake to a distant past Now awaits fresh . . . more
July 10, 2006 09:36 AM EDT -- The need to impress sets adrenalin pumping and limbs to quivering, but there is a cure . . . When Caring The thrill of your smile Relieves my tremulous depths And I breathe again © 2006 Jim Ross . . . more
July 11, 2006 07:50 PM EDT -- Nobody asked; it was one those tasks whose time was overdue and she was the first to realize it. The logs lay scattered about, unusable and unsafe to trod through. She laid the first log on the stump, . . . more
July 12, 2006 01:23 AM EDT -- The river wends by a village lost in busywork, in its serpentine trip to the sea. One day soon the river will return a raucus tribe of Pacific travelers--and the villager's work will change Pristine . . . more
July 12, 2006 01:29 AM EDT -- Where does the "soul" of wine come from? Here's one idea Settling for Taste What use the wine lees Collecting beneath the must Besides adding taste © 2006 Jim Ross more
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