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Smoke from a Distant Fire The Late Gold

Smoke from a Distant Fire

–-This poem reflects on the scent and haze of a distant fire as a subtle late summer signal, where the approaching change…

20 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
Goldenrod The Late Gold

Goldenrod

–-This poem reflects on goldenrod as one of late summer’s quiet companions, flourishing in overlooked places and reminding us that beauty often…

1 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
High Summer High Summer

High Summer

–-This poem reflects on the fullness of high summer, where light, labor, growth, and abundance have reached their richest expression before the…

25 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
August Dust High Summer

August Dust

–-This poem reflects on August dust as a sign of high summer wearing toward its later days, where heat and dryness begin…

29 Jun 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
High Noon High Summer

High Noon

–-This poem opens Book II by entering the dense central heat of summer, where stillness, brightness, and bodily presence take on a…

16 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
The Morning Chorus The Season of Becoming

The Morning Chorus

–-This poem reflects on the collective birdsong of spring morning as the world awakens through many small voices joining into one living…

2 Apr 2026 · 1 min read
Meltwater The Season of Becoming

Meltwater

–-This poem follows the return of movement as meltwater threads through the thawing world and quietly carries spring forward. From roof edge,…

25 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

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