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The Long Light

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Long Light on the Porch The Long Light

Long Light on the Porch

–-This poem reflects on the lingering evening light of early summer, when the day feels reluctant to end and the porch becomes…

15 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
Crickets After Dark The Long Light

Crickets After Dark

–-This poem reflects on crickets after dark as the quiet music of a summer night, where sound gently takes the place of…

12 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
Summer Table The Long Light

Summer Table

–-This poem reflects on a summer meal shared outdoors, where ripening becomes hospitality, abundance, and the simple grace of being gathered together.…

11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
Heat Lightning The Long Light

Heat Lightning

–-This poem reflects on heat lightning as one of summer’s distant marvels, where unseen storms flash at the horizon and fill the…

10 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
Moth at the Porch Light The Long Light

Moth at the Porch Light

–-This poem reflects on moths gathering at a porch light, turning a simple summer evening into a quiet scene of attraction, fragility,…

9 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
First Tomato The Long Light

First Tomato

–-This poem reflects on picking the first ripe tomato of summer as a moment when patience, care, and sunlight become something tangible…

8 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
Watering at Dusk The Long Light

Watering at Dusk

–-This poem reflects on watering a garden at dusk as an act of care, where evening light, human tending, and summer growth…

5 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
Hayfield The Long Light

Hayfield

–This poem reflects on a summer hayfield as a place where light, labor, and ripeness gather into a broad quiet abundance. By…

4 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
Basil at Dusk The Long Light

Basil at Dusk

–-This poem reflects on basil at dusk as a fragrant expression of summer, where heat, growth, and evening softness gather into one…

3 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
Screened Porch The Long Light

Screened Porch

–-This poem reflects on a screened porch at evening as a threshold space where summer slows into shelter, quiet, and lingering light.…

2 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

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