21 December 2024 (longest night)
Kristen Lindquist
longest night
the darkness we need
to see the stars
Book of Days
BOOK OF DAYS: A POET AND NATURALIST TRIES TO FIND POETRY IN EVERY DAY
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20 December 2024 (before sunrise)
Kristen Lindquist
before sunrise . . .
he reads the morning news
by Christmas tree light
19 December 2024 (early dark)
Kristen Lindquist
early dark
hundreds of crows
streaming to their roost
18 December 2024 (laundry day)
Kristen Lindquist
laundry day
a window open
to let in the river
17 December 2024 (morning rain)
Kristen Lindquist
morning rain
the last two Christmas cookies
for breakfast
16 December 2024 (a kinglet sips)
Kristen Lindquist
a kinglet sips
from an icicle
waning light
15 December 2024 (cold moon)
Kristen Lindquist
cold moon
an empty urchin shell
cupping sea water
14 December 2024 (record rainfall)
Kristen Lindquist
record rainfall
on the feeder one bluebird
displaces another
13 December 2024 (cold moon)
Kristen Lindquist
cold moon
the parking lot corral
overflowing with carts
12 December 2024 (you have arrived)
Kristen Lindquist
you have arrived
at your destination . . .
winter stars
11 December 2024 (early twilight)
Kristen Lindquist
early twilight
ducks in flight lost
in the river’s dark