20 April 2021 (osprey)

leaf buds . . .

an osprey flies through

the river glare

18 April 2021 (heron)

hard conversation . . .

slowly a heron flaps

up out of the trees

12 April 2021 (stoneflies)

hatching stoneflies . . .

a pair of wood ducks explores

a nest hole

31 March 2021 (worm moon)

worm moon

the robin’s singing

louder than the river

28 February 2021 (eagle)

bleak sky

following crows’ calls

to a perched eagle

13 January 2021 (river)

part of the river

disappears under ice

cold spell

31 December 2020 (rain)

rain all night

we wake

to a new river

16 December 2020 (buffleheads)

snow on the river . . .

feeding buffleheads

flicker on and off

—I wrote this one for December 2020 New England Letters (which was shared today) in response to the prompt “surprise”

13 December 2020 (rain)

rain all night

the river grows

louder

24 November 2020 (poplars)

across the river

a stand of bare poplars . . .

I put on a warmer coat

13 October 2020 (rain)

rain at last

the river raises

its voice