January 22, 2025 · 11:00 pm
Shattered
Shattered, scattered ice — /
unmade bed for a seed head. /
Cold a harsh blanket.
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January 21, 2025 · 12:10 am
Ghost
A ghost of summer, /
a coneflower in winter, /
brittle stalk and day.
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January 20, 2025 · 10:13 pm
Thieves
Snatching peanuts, /
two blue jays gather quickly, /
and then flee like thieves.
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January 19, 2025 · 11:58 pm
Seeds
Cardinals and seeds, /
snow slipping from the sky, /
sparrows wait their turn.
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January 18, 2025 · 10:56 pm
First bread
First bread of the year. /
Homemade and warm, apples sliced /
and groomed with sugars.
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January 17, 2025 · 7:00 pm
Looking
Looking backward /
No one remembers the rain /
Only the hammers.
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January 17, 2025 · 12:09 am
Embrace
Still sat the squirrel. /
Unmoved stood the metal man. /
Winter embraced both.
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January 13, 2025 · 11:55 pm
Sentinels
Submerged under ice /
sentinels of the past spring /
hold tomorrow’s seeds.
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January 13, 2025 · 11:49 am
Swans
Four swans in the snow: /
stone stiff, nowhere to go. /
Spring soon? Sun rides low.
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January 12, 2025 · 9:58 pm
Moon
Bare winter branches, /
full moon weaves between them, /
skyward into night.
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