Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026
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high summer

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
First Early Leaf High Summer

First Early Leaf

–-This poem reflects on the first early leaf of late summer, a gentle reminder that even at the height of abundance, change…

24 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
The Weight of August Air High Summer

The Weight of August Air

–-This poem reflects on the dense, fragrant air of late August, where warmth, memory, and the fullness of the season seem to…

22 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
Softening Peaches High Summer

Softening Peaches

–-This poem reflects on peaches ripening indoors, where high summer’s sweetness deepens into softness and the first hint of passing begins to…

18 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
Afternoon Melon High Summer

Afternoon Melon

–-This poem reflects on cold melon in the heat of the afternoon, where high summer turns its intensity into refreshment, sweetness, and…

15 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

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