Friday, May 22, 2026
Theme

lyrical poetry

Laundry on the Line The Long Light

Laundry on the Line

–-This poem reflects on laundry drying outside in summer, where ordinary household life becomes touched by light, wind, and a quiet sense…

7 May 2026 · 1 min read
Strawberries The Long Light

Strawberries

–-This poem reflects on strawberries as one of summer’s first intimate gifts, small and vivid signs that the season has begun to…

6 May 2026 · 1 min read
Longest Day The Long Light

Longest Day

–-This poem opens the summer series with the long generous light of early summer and the sense that the world has widened…

5 May 2026 · 1 min read
After the Opening The Season of Becoming

After the Opening

–-This poem reflects on what follows spring’s first awakenings, when renewal settles into continuity and life carries itself forward with quiet grace.…

4 May 2026 · 1 min read
May Morning The Season of Becoming

May Morning

–-This poem reflects on a May morning as the season of spring settled into fullness, where beauty, growth, and quiet joy feel…

30 Apr 2026 · 1 min read
Becoming The Season of Becoming

Becoming

–-This poem reflects on becoming as a gradual unfolding, where life grows into its fuller form through patience, light, and time. Not…

28 Apr 2026 · 1 min read
A Practice of Beginning Again The Season of Becoming

A Practice of Beginning Again

–-This poem reflects on renewal as a quiet daily practice, where beginning again comes through small acts of openness, attention, and trust.…

23 Apr 2026 · 1 min read
The Window Left Open at Night The Season of Becoming

The Window Left Open at Night

–-This poem reflects on the quiet intimacy of a spring night entering through an open window and gently reshaping the room within.…

22 Apr 2026 · 1 min read
Child in the Yard The Season of Becoming

Child in the Yard

–-This poem reflects on a child moving through the spring yard with curiosity and joy, turning the ordinary world into a place…

21 Apr 2026 · 1 min read
The Body Remembers Warmth The Season of Becoming

The Body Remembers Warmth

–-This poem reflects on the quiet physical awakening that comes with spring, when warmth returns first to the body and only then…

20 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

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