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Lesson of Sunrise

July 20, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner

The Writers’ Post Blog Hop #86 – The Lesson

photo by pippalou, MorgueFile


Like dewdrops
Each morning, a speck of glimmering
Silver, every
Sunrise
Offers new promise until our moments evaporate into
Night.

talya

Musical Pairing

Sunrise, Norah Jones

Lake Norfork

June 24, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner

O
to
see
that
first
sliver
of water 
glinting 
past green. 
Wood violet, 
salmon phlox 
tumble along 
roadsides, our 
gleeful escort. 
Are we there yet? 

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“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.” 
― Orison Swett Marden

talya

Musical Pairing:

Daydreams, Danny Wright

Faith

May 24, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner

I
am
not
lost,
alone,
scared.
Certain
daybreak
shall dawn,
I believe in
my tomorrows.

talya

Note:  This poem is in the style of a Snowball—each line of text is one character longer than the preceding line.

Musical Pairing:

100 Years, Five For Fighting

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Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

THE ACCIDENTAL SALVATION OF GRACIE LEE (2016)

GENE, EVERYWHERE: a life-changing visit from my father-in-law (2020)

BERNICE RUNS AWAY (2022)

THE THIRD ACT OF THEO GRUENE (coming 2025)

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