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I no longer grieve
for the lushness of green
or the brilliance
of orange
yellow
and red
I've found
a new perspective
exposed
between naked trees
I take in the sight
of powder-puffed
grey and beige hills
rolling
towards stubbled
golden-brown fields
and see lacy patterns
in the delicate bones
of overlapped branches
against
azure blue
in the unadorned view
between seasons
This poem first appeared in The Avocet.
Used here with the author's permission.
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Joan Kantor lives with her husband in Collinsville, Connecticut. A college counselor and learning disabilities specialist for many years, Joan also has training in education and marriage and family therapy. Active in a number of poetry outreach efforts, she is a member of the International Academy for Poetry Therapy and collaborates with both visual artists and musicians in Stringing Words Together, an interactive program of poetry and violin music. Her chapbook, Too Close For Comfort, will be published by Aldrich Press later this year. Learn more about Joan at www.joankantorpoetry.com.
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Lori Levy:
Totally identified with this one. Wasn't always able to see the beauty in the "unadorned view."
Posted 02/27/2016 02:34 PM
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Jo:
Lovely. A reflective time.
Posted 02/27/2016 02:08 PM
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erinsnana:
Nice!
Posted 02/27/2016 11:58 AM
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Jancan:
Yes, each season has its special beauty. Lovely poem Janice
Posted 02/27/2016 09:45 AM
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cork:
Bare bones beauty!
Posted 02/27/2016 09:21 AM
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ElizabethP:
This is a wonderful poem; can see it all. Thanks.
Posted 02/27/2016 08:59 AM
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KevinArnold:
Fine poem.
Posted 02/27/2016 08:37 AM
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vscholtz:
A lovely take on this time of year. We can see deeply if we look. Thanks.
Posted 02/27/2016 08:13 AM
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JanetruthMartin:
I'm so glad for the words she chose to describe a gladness I have often felt but have never been able to verbalize!. Beautiful!
Posted 02/27/2016 07:27 AM
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rhonasheridan:
Delightful .
Posted 02/27/2016 03:39 AM
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