21 August 2026 (seaside)
Kristen Lindquist
seaside trail the blue butterfly
Book of Days
BOOK OF DAYS: A POET AND NATURALIST TRIES TO FIND POETRY IN EVERY DAY
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20 August 2026 (morning crickets)
Kristen Lindquist
morning crickets
as if the days
never end
19 August 2026 (dewy morning)
Kristen Lindquist
dewy morning . . .
an osprey carries its fish
over our house
18 August 2026 (morning blue jays)
Kristen Lindquist
morning blue jays
the sirens stop
in our neighborhood
17 August 2026 (rain-heavy air)
Kristen Lindquist
rain-heavy air
more caterpillar tents
swathe the cherry tree
16 August 2026 (morning heat)
Kristen Lindquist
morning heat
clouds of monarchs Disney-fy
the lavender patch
15 August 2026 (a grey seal)
Kristen Lindquist
a grey seal rolls back under the waves twilight
14 August 2026 (meteor shower)
Kristen Lindquist
meteor shower—
the lighthouse beam
stutters over treetops
13 August 2026 (high noon)
Kristen Lindquist
high noon
bee flies hovering
on the zinnias
12 August 2026 (harbor twilight)
Kristen Lindquist
harbor twilight
a lantern swings
from the schooner’s mast
Can you spot Venus?
11 August 2026 (summer birthday)
Kristen Lindquist
summer birthday
a hummingbird visits
the feeder in her hands