Geoff Hoesch

To talk about Nature is to talk about all other things, because Nature came before all other things. Poet, writer, hiker, runner, climber, father.

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the balancing hand
conducting note and tempo
gestures for springtime

#vss365 #conduct #haiku #poem

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Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3/25/26

#BirdWatching #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers #Birding#NaturePhotography #Birds #Wildlife #BirdLovers

Thanks to Bill Bender for the photo.

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the race-striped chipmunk
quick, mischievous forest sprite
knowing only truth

#vss365 #sprite #poem #haiku

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Female Bluebird with nesting material - 3/26/26

Thanks to Bill Bender for the shot.

#BirdPhotography #Bluebird #NatureLovers #BirdWatching #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #BackyardBirds

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shadow in water
the sun’s illusive story
of our existence

#vss365 #illusive #poem #haiku

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only a dead tree
will not seek water to grow
preparing to fall

#poem #micropoetry

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the caged zoo cheetah
revolves within its false home
searching for purpose

#vss365 #revolve #haiku #poem

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Springtime stream. Taken in Virginia or Maryland (can't remember which!)

#Nature #SpringVibes #Outdoors #NatureLovers #ExploreMore #GetOutside #Forest #Waterfall #Peaceful #NaturePhotography #EarthFocus

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daffodil above
fascinated by the view
down in the valley

#fascinate #vs365 #haiku #poem

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a tempest at sea
chaos churning the grey waves
far above, order

#vss365 #tempest #haiku #poem

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rain on the water
creating rings on the surface
expanding like time

#rain #haiku #poem

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“Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul.” - Walt Whitman

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sitting in the woods
time frustrates the impatient
but soothes the knowing

#vss365 #frustrate #haiku #poem

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Water drops on a day lily. 7/2/25. Thanks to Bill Bender for the pic.

#NaturePhotography #FlowerPhotography #NatureLovers

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scrawling stick in dust
my children endorse the Earth
claiming the future

#vss365 #endorse #haiku #poem

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Great Egret taking off.

#BirdPhotography #Wildlife #NatureLovers #BirdWatching #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography Thanks to Bill Bender.

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@Baer19Baer It is a revised version of the poem.

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The Distance Runner

At first
Movement
Is all energy
And excitement;
Body fresh,
Strong,
Ready for the world

The pace
Evens out
Footsteps
Like a beating drum
One, two.
One, two.
A solid rhythm

Time passes.
A hill,
Another,
An endless climb.
The mind,
Once iron,
Begins to soften

Will she be
Waiting?
Only miles
And road
Can tell.
One, two.
One, two.

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flowing springtime stream
trout waver in the current
sun glinting above

#vss365 #waver #haiku #poem

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turbulent river
divides two mountain ranges
created as one

#vss365 #divide #haiku #poem