Friday, Jul 31, 2026
Theme

evening

Sunflowers Bowing The Late Gold

Sunflowers Bowing

–-This poem reflects on sunflowers at the close of late summer, where ripeness becomes generosity and the fullness of the season is…

30 Jul 2026 · 1 min read
Fence in Long Shadow The Late Gold

Fence in Long Shadow

–-This poem reflects on the long shadows of late summer, where even familiar boundaries become softened by evening light and the quiet…

29 Jul 2026 · 1 min read
Thunderheads at Dusk High Summer

Thunderheads at Dusk

–-This poem reflects on towering thunderheads at dusk, where the grandeur of high summer gathers into a moment of awe, stillness, and…

23 Jul 2026 · 1 min read
Late Watering High Summer

Late Watering

–-This poem reflects on watering a garden at the close of day, where quiet care restores what high summer has demanded and…

21 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
Mosquito Hour High Summer

Mosquito Hour

–-This poem reflects on mosquito hour as one of high summer’s small intrusions, when evening softness is interrupted by the persistent nearness…

17 Jul 2026 · 1 min read
The Garden After Heat High Summer

The Garden After Heat

–-This poem reflects on a garden recovering at evening after a day of high summer heat, where relief, scent, and quiet resilience…

16 Jul 2026 · 1 min read
Sunburn Line High Summer

Sunburn Line

–-This poem reflects on a sunburn line as a small bodily record of high summer, where pleasure, labor, and exposure leave their…

1 Jul 2026 · 1 min read
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

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