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SEED AMONG CEDAR

February 13, 2012 David Robinson

My soul, an empty birdfeeder, Attracts no winged thing, Without the seed among cedar, The forest seldom sings. On Sabbath…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: birdfeeder, God's little theologians, HEAVEN'S GLORY, poem, sabbath, SEED AMONG CEDAR

A NEW DAY BECKONS

October 4, 2011 David Robinson

A NEW DAY BECKONS A new day beckons hearts awake to sing As jeweled dew drops freshen every blade A…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: a sonnet, CHRIST'S LIGHT AWAKES, FLICKER, MATINS, poem, varied thrush

LOVELY IN EYES NOT HIS

September 24, 2011 David Robinson

As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies dráw fláme; As tumbled over rim in roundy wells Stones ring; like each tucked string…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: as kingfishers catch fire, Aspen Grove, Christ plays in ten thousand places, Gerard Manley Hopkins, poem

TWO RAVENS FLYING SOUTHWARD

September 5, 2011 David Robinson

 Two Ravens Flying Southward  ~ a sonnet ~ Two ravens flying southward over Vail, Caught our eye and ears as…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: a sonnet, consider the ravens, corvids, katanoeo, MOUNTAIN OF THE HOLY CROSS, poem

THE COLOR BLUE

July 18, 2011 David Robinson

After weeks of grey skies, Mornings hanging heavy in mist,Afternoon sheets streaking downUpon mid-July expectations,Of sun and warmth and summer,Dampened…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: beatific, bird song, lauds, poem, quiet grace, the color blue

THE ALTAR

June 28, 2011 David Robinson

A broken ALTAR, Lord thy servant rears,Made of a heart, and cemented with tears:Whose parts are as thy hand did…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: Altar, George Herbert, poem

THE PEACE OF WILD THINGS

June 6, 2011 David Robinson

When despair grows in meand I wake in the middle of the night at the least soundin fear of what my…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: Heron, mount duckabush, poem, Wendell Berry, wild things

SONNET FOR THE DAWN

April 18, 2011 David Robinson

After  the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: a sonnet, at dawn on the first day of the week, awakened by the dawn, poem, resurrection

SEED AMONG CEDAR

March 21, 2011 David Robinson

My soul, an empty birdfeeder, Attracts no winged thing, Without the seed among cedar, The forest seldom sings. On Sabbath…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: birdfeeder, cedar, God's little theologians, poem, sabbath, suet

THRUSH SONG SONNET

March 14, 2011 David Robinson 2 Comments

From high above in conifers she sings, With dual voices simultaneously heard, The varied thrush a shy retiring bird, Whose…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: a sonnet, chickadee, junco, nuthatch, poem, thrush song, varied thrush

RISING

March 7, 2011 David Robinson 1 Comment

A songbird sings into my ear, “Awake thy soul to sing,” Of morning light and ever near, A sense of…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: awakens, illuminate, poem, rising, songbird

DESK AND DAUGHTER

February 21, 2011 David Robinson

I wonder whose desk that was, Now discarded southward, pushed Years ago over the edge beyond The broken cement foundation…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: CEMETERY, cloister, DESK, monastic, poem

ANOINTING

February 4, 2011 David Robinson 1 Comment

 A Sonnet on Anointing The moon in fullness smiles upon the night, Among the darkened trees a glimmer shines, In…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: a sonnet, anointing, confitemini, epiphany, healing arts, invocations, poem

KNOWING STARS

January 24, 2011 Zoomdak

I wish I could name more of these stars. I know the big dipper,but I wish I could say“Oh, there’s…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: Big Dipper, knowledge, night sky, poem, poetry, stars, Writing

VERGE BETWEEN

January 9, 2011 Zoomdak

Here I sit on this verge between,Grey and blue, and all around green.Little raindrops from the sky,Fall upon this knoll…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: British Isles, Lake District, poem, poetry, Writing

CHRISTMAS RAIN

December 27, 2010 David Robinson

The orange-red fronds of dead bracken ferns, glisten in the ambient light from this grey-skied afternoon, as rain descends in…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: Chrismas, Christmas rain, Mary's son, poem, rain, streams of God are full

HE WILL COME LIKE THE FROST

December 20, 2010 David Robinson

He will come like last leaf’s fall.one night when the November windhas flayed the trees to bone, and earthwakes choking…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: frosty leaf, He will come, poem, Rowan Williams

I WONDER AS I WANDER

December 14, 2010 David Robinson

I wonder as I wander out under the sky How Jesus the Savior did come for to dieFor poor on’ry…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: essay, I wonder as I wander, John Jacob Niles, poem, Socrates, Wordsworth

LOVE’S PURE LIGHT

December 6, 2010 David Robinson

 Silent night, holy nightAll is calm, all is brightRound yon Virgin Mother and ChildHoly Infant so tender and mildSleep in…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: Christmas, love's pure light, poem, silent night

FOR LIBERTY

November 8, 2010 David Robinson

The monks are praying Psalms at this dark hour, Their vigil chant awakening the dawn, I too this night am…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: a sonnet, cat and mouse, liberty, lion and lamb, mouse, poem, survival, vigils

THE WINEPRESS

October 18, 2010 David Robinson

  The Winepress A Sonnet Prepara te ad pressuras, advisedAugustine, knowing well the way of strife,‘Prepare yourself for pressures’, heed…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: Augustine, grape harvest, i am the true vine, poem, vineyard, winepress

AT HOME, AT EASE, AND WELL

October 4, 2010 David Robinson

The frog with lichened back and golden thighSits still, almost invisibleOn leafed and lichened stem,InvisibilityIts sign of being at homeThere…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: at ease, at home, in sabbaths of this place, poem, Sabbaths, the frog with lichened back, the warbler

KEEPING GRACE

September 22, 2010 David Robinson

As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies dráw fláme; As tumbled over rim in roundy wells Stones ring; like each tucked string…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: as kingfishers catch fire, Christ plays in ten thousand places, God's eye, keeps grace, poem

THE PEACE OF WILD THINGS

August 9, 2010 David Robinson

When despair grows in meand I wake in the middle of the night at the least soundin fear of what my…

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Posted in: Cannon Beach Log Filed under: beauty on the water, grace, poem, Wendell Berry

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Water Paths

The spiritual life flows like water paths in a mountain stream. Without a connection to clouds, to glaciers, to mountain springs, or to snowfield melt, a mountain stream dries up. When our spiritual life is unhealthy or empty, our life becomes like a dry stream bed devoid of water where very little grows. A spiritual life that is healthy and full experiences an unceasing flow of pure, refreshing water coming through our life from above, water that brings life and renewal in and out of seasons.

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Special thanks to Thomas Robinson, Nature Photographer. Many of the images featured on WaterPaths are by this very talented professional nature photographer. Please visit Thomas Robinson’s online Nature Photo Gallery at www.zoomdak.com.

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