Thanks Barry. That was a typo; I meant to type ‘slowly’, as the moon shifts but ‘lowly’ works in its own way, too.
Doug
> On Jan 3, 2018, at 10:25 AM, Barry Alpert <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Doug,
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> I admire the further distinction of what one can see which you enact in lines 3-4. Have been watching evergreen bush outside my kitchen window bend in parts over the years, depending largely on the weight of the snow.
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> Barry
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> On Wed, 3 Jan 2018 09:46:15 -0700, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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>> full moon bright
>> shadows on the snow
>> the shapes on empty trees
>> shift so lowly
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>> into the new year
>> a blank page
>> opening to vistas above
>> stars twinkling in ice
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>> at least until the dawn
>> sun’s eye alighting
>> on the detritus
>> of the year now past
Douglas Barbour
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