Mindful Writing Challenge 2013~ Week 3

January 15th, 2013

As the sky slowly darkens, the first stars appear.

Little did we know those many years ago, upon our move to the deepest country, that the Milky Way would be our constant, celestial lightsource on clear nights.

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January 16th, 2013

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Crescent Moon,

afloat in a milky puddle of light.

Against the deep night sky,

I can see your dark side.

 January 17th, 2013

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Nights, some spend curled neatly beneath warm covers, blissfully resting, at peace.

All worries and cares seem buried beneath a deep layer of comforting sleep.

Yet others, constant tossing and turning, wild dreams and thoughts churning,

Unable to find respite, unable to find that place of peace. Waking spend ,as if having fought a night long battle.

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January 18^th, 2013

Mid-morning already! Seems like only moments since I rose,

reluctantly sliding out from under warm, cozy covers.

Frosty grass and frozen birdbaths greeted me.

But now, the winter sun is gently melting all, tiny wisps of steam rising.

Old cats savoring the warming rays, melting in pools of sunshine.

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January 19th, 2013

Early morning, darkness still cloaks the garden.
Sitting here, hands wrapped around a mug of hot morning tea.
Savoring small stones, placed while I slept, on the other side of the world.
Our night being someone elses creative, bright day. 
But here we meet, in the middle, sharing small stones.

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January 20^th, 2013

Stray thoughts and words, flitting through my mind,

will they ever settle long enough
 to capture?

January 21^st, 2013

Zen Room, oasis of tranquility

Wooden owl, crystal eyed, gently swinging in sunlit window

Searching the sage-green walls with rainbow eyes