Friday, Jul 24, 2026
Theme

afternoon

Towels on the Line High Summer

Towels on the Line

–-This poem reflects on towels drying in the summer breeze, where ordinary household life becomes filled with warmth, motion, and the simple…

7 Jul 2026 · 1 min read
Dog Days High Summer

Dog Days

–-This poem reflects on the heavy stillness of the dog days, when high summer presses everything toward rest, shade, and surrender to…

3 Jul 2026 · 1 min read
Road Shimmer High Summer

Road Shimmer

–-This poem reflects on the shimmering heat above a summer road, where distance blurs and the season turns ordinary space into something…

24 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
Fan in the Window High Summer

Fan in the Window

–-This poem reflects on a fan in the window as a humble source of relief during high summer, where ordinary machinery becomes…

23 Jun 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

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