19 September 2023 (after)

after sunset’s flare

after the tropical storm

a bat

18 September 2023 (lighthouse beam)

the lighthouse beam

sweeps the spruces . . .

twilight flight calls

17 September 2023 (passing storm)

passing storm

a wind-assisted merlin

gains on a goldfinch

16 September 2023 (hurricane)

hurricane force gusts

the far shore white

with waiting gulls

15 September 2023 (distant foghorn)

distant foghorn

a yellowthroat emerges

from the jewelweed

14 September 2023 (starless)

starless night

the thumping that wakes me

my heartbeat

13 September 2023 (late summer)

late summer . . .

empty mussel shells

litter the lake shore

12 September 2023 (bloodwork)

bloodwork

she tells me

I have good veins

11 September 2023 (expecting rain)

expecting rain

at any moment

poplar leaves

10 September 2023 (witch's butter)

witch’s butter . . .

a bridge where trolls

await their toll

9 September 2023 (pill bugs)

dragon horn lichen

pill bugs flee

the fallen fairy house