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flock of geese in flight
black petals against the sky
can you hear their call
on a sunset in winter
discordant harmonicas
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trees in winter’s sun
cast long afternoon shadows
snow on their branches
wingéd angels garbed in white
singing praise in high places
D. G. Vachal © 2025
Images by Hans Benn @pixabay; Fietzfotos@pixabay
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January light
slowly dove-grey turns the sky
rains jasmine petals
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lost in dark forest
i long for flames you kindled
to warm my cold arms
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yet sparrow alights
upon a skeletal branch
sings in stark winter
D. G. Vachal © 2025
Image by Myungho Lee @Pixabay
Dear Friends,
I am excited to share that my first poetry book, “Where Love Dwells” has been published and is now available on Amazon in Kindle, paperback and hardcover formats.
Following are the links to the versions:
It is a privilege to share in the love of writing with you all, my fellow-bloggers. Here’s to more exciting themes and discoveries to write about in 2025!
With faith, hope and love,
D. G. Vachal
Voices at the Door
fingerprints
on the ribbed window pane
crust crumbs
on the kitchen floor
apple cider bubbling
on the stove —
where have the children gone
I hug them in the warmth
of hearth fires,
hear their laughter
in the songs
of the autumn wind —
leaves plummet in violent swirls
like flocks of sandpipers
landing on the shore
topaz and rubies fade
into the salmon sky —
before winter comes
I long to hear
“the steps returning
and voices at the door” .
D. G. Vachal © 2024
* “the steps returning and voices at the door” is a passage from J. R. R. Tolkien’s poem ” I Sit Beside the Fire and Think”
Image by J Plenio @pixabay
Laughter of October
Mirth at sunset:
herons scream like children
in the shallows,
golden shafts of light
play with the shadows
of auburn leaves —
Come to me,
stay awhile,
for the laughter of October
is upon my face,
a golden glow,
a raging fire that hides
in the Indian summers
of my heart.
D. G. Vachal © 2012, 2014
Image by digital2 @flickr commons
lilies, sparrows and grass 
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