Saturday, Sep 19, 2026
Theme

patience

Persimmons The Late Gold

Persimmons

–-This poem reflects on persimmons as a symbol of patient ripening, where sweetness comes not through haste but through time, maturity, and…

13 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
First Tomato The Long Light

First Tomato

–-This poem reflects on picking the first ripe tomato of summer as a moment when patience, care, and sunlight become something tangible…

8 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
Blackberries The Long Light

Blackberries

–-This poem reflects on blackberries as a wilder form of summer abundance, where sweetness ripens in shade and asks patience, care, and…

21 May 2026 · 1 min read
Tomato Vines The Long Light

Tomato Vines

–-This poem reflects on tomato vines in midsummer as they climb, thicken, and begin the slow visible work of turning growth into…

20 May 2026 · 1 min read
What Has Not Yet Bloomed The Season of Becoming

What Has Not Yet Bloomed

–-This poem reflects on the parts of spring still waiting to open, and the quiet truth that becoming does not happen all…

29 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
Sap The Season of Becoming

Sap

–-This poem reflects on the unseen rise of sap in early spring as a quiet force of renewal moving upward toward leaf,…

3 Apr 2026 · 1 min read
Beneath the Soil The Season of Becoming

Beneath the Soil

–-This poem reflects on the unseen beginnings of spring, where roots and seeds quietly gather strength beneath the soil before any visible…

26 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
The Long Table Opinion Poem

The Long Table

–-A quiet meditation on shared presence, the poem reflects on how people can gather without agreement and still create connection through proximity,…

19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read
The Quiet Work of Tomorrow Opinion Poem

The Quiet Work of Tomorrow

–-A contemplative meditation on unseen preparation, the poem reflects on how quiet, forward-looking work sustains future stability without recognition or applause. The…

18 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

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