NIGHT WINGS
"VISIONS OF NEW ENGLAND"
NATURE POEMS
BY
BILL CARAWAN
WORDS OF WILLIAMTM
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FROM THE POET
These poems are an attempt to express the inspiration I feel while beholding Natures' beauty. The verses come to me during an experience or later while remembering. Sometimes a whole poem will just come to thought.
That is fantastic!
Night is such a part of so many of these poems. It is due to the fact that since childhood nighttime has always been a time of magic and wonder. Also, I've
had a love affair with the moon all of my life.
I strive to make sure the poems are pleasing not only in what they say, but in
the pattern of the words on the page. I also enjoy using color to emphasize the idea I am trying to put into words. Color can really set the mood of a poem.
My pen is a brush with which I endeavor to "paint pictures with words."
I have always loved rhyme in poetry, but have come to appreciate prose
that doesn't use, or need rhyme in order to convey what the poet feels.
BILL CARAWAN
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INTRODUCTION
As you read
I hope you...
hear wind through crisp autumn leaves,
behold the blue-white beauty of moon-lit snow,
see silent meteors streaking through a winter sky,
and answer the distant calls of high-flying geese...
with your heart.
After reading the "Title Poem" ask yourself,
...what are the Night Wings?
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DEDICATION
TO
MY DEAR
SHELLEY
WITH
GRATITUDE
FOR THE SEASONS
OF OUR
LIFE
Fiftieth Anniversary
March 12, 2021.
I love you!
WEDDING DAY
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NIGHT WINGS
It's late fall with moonlight on snow-covered fields,
and shadow where forest fades into the hills.
Along a glass river the dark willows bend,
as wild-geese cross Milky Way chasing the wind.
Alone on a hill-top I yearn with their flight,
and listen as calls fade away in the night.
Eyes toward the heavens I search with my heart,
to know the creator...and reason my part.
(Title Poem)
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SEASONS OF COLOR
Autumn wind thru maple leaves
whirl wind of Gold
Sunset on frozen lake
Crimson on cold
Spring rain on daffodils
Yellows explode
Sun-shaft in forest deep
Emerald secrets unfold
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WIND
I walked with the wind last night,
and it embraced me in it's flight.
Whispering close of Spirit...free,
then racing onward to the sea.
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METEORS
On this late
summer night...
see the falling
SILVER RAIN
of the Universe
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SOLITUDE
In the silence
of these dark woods
hear the whisper
of falling snow
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star
Tiny
star-bright
are you a single solitary star?
Or a rotating billion-star galaxy
with your light traveling that far distance between us
concentrated by millions of light-years
into that solitary dot of light
shimmering on the
horizon
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PRISM
With sunrise
I found summer's rainbow
s ha t ter ed i n a
m i l li o n ti n y p i e ce s
across the
frozen
snow
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WALDEN
On the pond
within the reflection
hear and see
.........the....
.....................
..........pitter..........
….....................................
...........pattern...............
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....................of............................
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......…............the…..............................
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....................rain.......................................................
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COMET
Lonely comet streaking thru the night sky
I wonder how many beings on other worlds
have seen you pass through their heavens...
On your
journey
through
infinite
reaches
of space
!
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RIVER OF LIGHT
Walk down the path
that leads to the bridge
With full-moon rising
over the ridge
Moonlight on mist
from the water below
makes a river of light
that will silently flow
with the river
to the sea
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UNIVERSE
In this dark lake
I see star filled heavens
perfectly reflected.
And wonder...
Is there another whole universe
within the perfect reflection?
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STAR LACE
Mid-night in forest on carpet of leaves
Back-pack a pillow with dog cross my knees
Night sky thru maple tops, branches will weave
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* * * * * star * studded * * * *
* * * * * * lace * patterns* * *
* * * * * * * * * * *
over the trees
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AUTUMN
I JUST GOT BACK
FROM A MOON-LIT WALK
THRU
ORANGE
YELLOW
GOLD
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MOONLIGHT
Bathes
in a
golden
sea
Crests
the emerald
waves
Rushes
to shore on rims,
of light
Streaks
the gleaming
sand
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GEMS
YOUR COLORS OF
coral, sapphire, ruby, and jade
midst sprinkles of
azurite, topaz and amethyst laid
these sequins of color made a
rainbow kaleidoscope
in the diamond
encrusted
snow
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WIND SURF
This may be a foolish poets' notion
but with the sound of motion
the wind in the trees
is my ocean
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EMBERS
Autumn leaves
your colors of
orange, yellow
and red
turn to fire
in the
after-glow
of sunset
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WILLOW
It’s just another tree
that you see
And yet,
through the eyes
of a poet
I’ve seen
c c c c c
a a a a a
s s s s s
c c c c c
a a a a a
d d d d d
i i i i i
n n n n n
g g g g g
w a t e r f a l l s of green
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NORTHERN LIGHTS
As I gaze
with heavens in sight
on this late winter night
cosmic winds take flight
blue-green colors ignite
into shimmering
curtains
of light
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SAILING
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POSTSCRIPT
In the introduction you were asked to read the "Title Poem"
and ask yourself the question...what are the Night Wings?
The answer is found in the last two verses of the poem:
Eyes toward the heavens I search with my heart,
to know the Creator...and reason my part.
It is the heart taking flight...searching to know God and
His beautiful Universe, and the part we play.
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CREDITS
When I finished the book of poems Night Wings I went searching for the perfect picture to put on the Title page. After searching the internet for a long time, I finally clicked on the perfect picture, three geese flying across a full moon.
I called the Canadian photographer Stephen Strathdee who works out of Vancouver to ask him how much the picture would cost, and told him I wanted
it for the front cover of a book of nature poems titled Night Wings.
He agreed, "That picture would be perfect!"
He kindly insisted that I use the
picture for my book...as a gift!
THANKS, STEPHEN!
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THIS
BOOK OF POEMS
NIGHT WINGS
"VISIONS OF NEW ENGLAND"
is published by
WORDS OF WILLIAM™
©2013
William F. Carawan
"Poetry Guy"
All rights reserved
Boston, Massachusetts U.S.A. ___________________________