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    Morning Stillness
    Morning Stillness
    Morning Stillness
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    Morning Stillness

    By Patrick J. Leach

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    Tadpoles looking like little fish,
    sprout legs,
    become frogs and hop away.

    I like it when you approve
    of what I do

    red tide
    yellow moon-
    men in boats fish for food

    once a tiny fishing village,
    over fished –
    now a tourist trap without fish

    Reverence, the deep
    black space between stars –
    filled with love and light.

    Hope, a silent voice,
    perennial,
    traveling at the speed of light

    tea leaves from distant
    terraced slopes, harvested with love
    humming, she brews it up

    My life once a tragedy –
    now a clean fresh slate
    to write...

    Sometimes problems multiply
    like grasshoppers in draught –
    easier to focus on the good things in life.

    Unknowingly I disturb bee hive,
    they fly
    and give me chase

    There are times, in poems like these, more is said in less.
    I hope you can relate to these.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPatrick J. Leach
    Release dateMar 17, 2016
    ISBN9781310681264
    Morning Stillness
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    Patrick J. Leach

    Patrick J. Leach lives in Portland, Oregon. An artist and a writer, Leach has written professionally for companies and universities. He is co-author with Frances Price Cook of a biography, The life and Art of C.S. Price.In 1995 he abandoned the corporate life, focusing on painting and poetry while earning money caring for neighborhood yards and homes.Leach has published over 16 books of poetry and art, available in print and eBook formats. Watch for more of his books combining his unique blend of poetry and art.Leach studied creative writing (poetry) at Cornell University (B.S. General Studies, 1972), and holds two Masters degrees from Washington State University (Sociology, Education). "I've always considered myself a writer. I've taken many paths, tried a variety of occupations, always returning to writing and art."

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