11 October 2023 (living on)

living on

through its odor

roadkilled skunk

10 October 2023 (falling leaves)

falling leaves the river returns

9 October 2023 (massing)

massing

beyond the border

autumn rainclouds

8 October 2023 (the French word)

the French word for summer

a homonym of “was”

yellow leaves

7 October 2023 (up late)

up late

a long conversation

with the river

6 October 2023 (taking stock)

taking stock

of the woodpile

woolly bear

5 October 2023 (moth-eaten)

moth-eaten moon . . .

a hollow maple

keeps its secrets

4 October 2023 (swamp maples)

swamp maples

coloring my memory

home again

3 October 2023 (home again)

home again

sweeping dust

from the usual corners

2 October 2023 (morning moonset)

morning moonset a glimpse of porpoises

1 October 2023 (heavy dew)

heavy dew . . .

a swamp sparrow skulks

in the aster patch