October

Bright sun streams
pure golden breeze.

Green day fades,
red sun subsides.

Pale moon flies
into winter's dull light.

poem by Steven Federle
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Venus Rising

Evening star rising
into day's fading sky,
alone, serene,
and wondrous bright,
surpassing dark hills
into cerulean night.

poem by Steven Federle
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First Flight (Merton)

grey dawn rising
blaze of new light

purposeful, climbing,
breath of new height,

sharp beak piercing
song of first flight!

poem by Steven Federle
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Twilight, Mercy, Love

Twilight, mercy,
love to share
soft breezes,
gentle air.

Trees are swaying
birds give flight,
sing to sunset
lullaby night.

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Solano Sunset

Tangerine sky
etched edge, black
cut ridge,

Dusky plain
broad valley
waiting

For inky night
to fill
the great bowl
of earth.

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Turbulence

layer upon layer
pounding out
justification,

charged and ready to strike,

cold winds blow,
bright rains ache
ready to flow.

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Incident

Out on the edge
death staggers,

frail legs falter
and fail,

but wait!
light is arising,.

life resuming,
breath prevails.

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Vital

close to my heart
lungs contract
chest falls

fighting
to maintain my
windy passion

chest rises
blood requires
oxygen's fire

still alive

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Wide Iris

Sun glares,
summer simmers, flares
sears the savage sky.

I scowl
contort my taut brow
to block the cutting light
from my too-open sight.

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Chemin de Jerusalem

I walk
slowly
seemingly without
aim or
direction
gaze down
to flowering tiles
waver
feel lost, yet
see the way
leads always
to the
center.

poem by Steven Federle
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