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The Long Light

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Cornfield Wind The Long Light

Cornfield Wind

–-This poem reflects on wind moving through a summer cornfield, where heat, growth, and abundance become visible as motion and sound. Across…

1 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
Peaches The Long Light

Peaches

–-This poem reflects on peaches as a symbol of summer ripening into fullness, sweetness, and quiet generosity. In the bowl beside the…

29 May 2026 · 1 min read
July Evening The Long Light

July Evening

–-This poem reflects on a July evening as the gentle slowing of a hot summer day into shade, softness, and rest. The…

28 May 2026 · 1 min read
After the Rain The Long Light

After the Rain

–-This poem reflects on the quiet clarity that follows a summer rain, when the world feels cooled, washed clean, and briefly made…

27 May 2026 · 1 min read
Cicadas The Long Light

Cicadas

–-This poem reflects on cicadas as the unmistakable sound of deep summer, turning heat, time, and afternoon light into a living chorus.…

26 May 2026 · 1 min read
Thunder in the Afternoon The Long Light

Thunder in the Afternoon

–-This poem reflects on a summer afternoon storm, when heat gathers into thunder and rain returns the world to breath and brightness.…

25 May 2026 · 1 min read
Field at Noon The Long Light

Field at Noon

–-This poem reflects on a summer field at noon, where heat, stillness, and brightness reveal the full weight and grace of the…

22 May 2026 · 1 min read
Blackberries The Long Light

Blackberries

–-This poem reflects on blackberries as a wilder form of summer abundance, where sweetness ripens in shade and asks patience, care, and…

21 May 2026 · 1 min read
Tomato Vines The Long Light

Tomato Vines

–-This poem reflects on tomato vines in midsummer as they climb, thicken, and begin the slow visible work of turning growth into…

20 May 2026 · 1 min read
Fireflies The Long Light

Fireflies

–-This poem reflects on fireflies as one of summer’s quiet marvels, turning an ordinary yard at dusk into a place of living…

19 May 2026 · 1 min read

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