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Brian D.F. Richmond lives in the Allegany Mountains, deep in the embarace of nature. Now freed from the 9-to-5 rat race, he focuses on music, storytelling, organic gardening and poetry.

  December 2022     8 months ago

Submitted Poems 9 total

Winter Haiku

Blanketed in snow,
Forest slumbers peacefully,
Spring's embrace...

– by Brian D.F. Richmond

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Castor Lake

Early one morning
By the water’s edge, neatly gnawed
Sticks and poles are stacked
Carefully. A wooden lodge
Best built by busy...

– by Brian D.F. Richmond

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Twilight Flight

Honking “V” of geese
Wing across the autumn sky
Bound for hidden...

– by Brian D.F. Richmond

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Nighttime Intruder

Through the window creeps,
Stealthfully and silently,
Shimmering...

– by Brian D.F. Richmond

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Black Hills Lullaby

Under summer night skies
with clouds line-dancing
across the full-moon’s face
coyotes
sing melancholy songs
of companionship
from the hills surrounding my campsite.

In the grey-silvery light
I cannot see their forms or silhouettes
but...

– by Brian D.F. Richmond

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Latest Comments: 4 total

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A great poem, Robert! Full of emotion, purpose and destiny!

8 months ago

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Great poem, Maxwell! As the "Siren's song ... becomes a Demon" is such a powerful image and potential warning to those who might look to drugs for a momentary escape. Thanks for writing this -- and keep up the good work! 

1 year ago

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Keep up the good work!

1 year ago

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A well-expressed, concise poem, that shows heartfelt compassion!

1 year ago

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