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The Night Air Changes The First Turning

The Night Air Changes

–-This poem reflects on the first unmistakably cool night of early autumn, when pauses in the crickets’ song, the scent of fallen…

20 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
The Last Warm Stone The First Turning

The Last Warm Stone

–-This poem reflects on a garden stone retaining the day’s warmth as autumn evening gathers, offering one final resting place for a…

22 Sep 2026 · 1 min read
The Screen Door Stays Closed The First Turning

The Screen Door Stays Closed

–-This poem reflects on the screen door as a seasonal threshold, where summer’s constant passage between house and garden gives way to…

11 Sep 2026 · 1 min read
The Last Warm Evening The Late Gold

The Last Warm Evening

–-This poem reflects on the unknowable last warm evening of summer, where an ordinary night becomes precious because endings often pass without…

31 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
Crickets Before Dawn The Late Gold

Crickets Before Dawn

–-This poem reflects on the final chorus of crickets before sunrise, marking the quiet handoff from night to morning in the gentle…

5 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
Golden Hour The Late Gold

Golden Hour

–-This poem opens Book III by entering late summer, where the fierce brightness of high summer softens into golden light, reflection, and…

27 Jul 2026 · 1 min read
A Screen Glowing in the Dark House High Summer

A Screen Glowing in the Dark House

–-This poem reflects on the quiet contrast between the natural rhythms of a summer night and the solitary glow of a screen…

20 Jul 2026 · 1 min read
Night Swimming High Summer

Night Swimming

–-This poem reflects on night swimming as a form of release in high summer, where heat, darkness, and water meet in quiet…

9 Jul 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

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