January 16: Passing
Kristen Lindquist
the sad news
carefully focusing
on the icy sidewalk
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May 11: Loss
Kristen Lindquist
Posted with BlogsyMay 4: Afternoon tea
Kristen Lindquist
Visit with an ailing friend:
first tea, then whiskey,
because why not?
first tea, then whiskey,
because why not?
April 22: Pink Moon
Kristen Lindquist
December 30: Driving in winter
Kristen Lindquist
That moment before
car tires finally grip the ice--
how sweet, this short life.
car tires finally grip the ice--
how sweet, this short life.
February 17: Birthday candle
Kristen Lindquist
October 15: Spray of sparrows
Kristen Lindquist
Sparrows still linger in the fields and along the roadside. As I was driving today, sparrows scattered on either side of my car, their plumage blending perfectly with the sepias, ochres, and umbers of the weedy verge. They're subtly gathering the season's last fruits, the seeds of withering grasses and wildflowers. How close, this time of year, the convergence of beauty and mortality.
As my car passes,
spray of late-season sparrows.
A friend's mother has died.