31 March 2023 (out)
Kristen Lindquist
out like a lamb
the flow of a spring
under snow
Book of Days
BOOK OF DAYS: A POET AND NATURALIST TRIES TO FIND POETRY IN EVERY DAY
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22 March 2023 (thaw)
Kristen Lindquist
spring thaw
turkeys mingle with geese
in a muddy field
17 March 2019 (rhododendron)
Kristen Lindquist
reading
the rhododendron leaves
above freezing
April 17: Birthday
Kristen Lindquist
Caterpillar moves fast
across the sunlit driveway
because it can.
across the sunlit driveway
because it can.
April 14: Wet dream
Kristen Lindquist
A dream's leaky roof
turned out to be the river
flooding my sleep
turned out to be the river
flooding my sleep
March 25: Sublimation
Kristen Lindquist
Sunny, above freezing--
one molecule at a time
snow disappears.
one molecule at a time
snow disappears.
March 11: Dabbling ducks
Kristen Lindquist
Oh, the painful illusion that spring might be coming soon. A day in the 40s highlighted by sunshine and birdsong, to be followed by another messy snowstorm tomorrow... A season on the cusp. The ducks, however, work with whatever they're given.
Before the next storm
ducks dabble in snowmelt
on the frozen lawn.
Before the next storm
ducks dabble in snowmelt
on the frozen lawn.