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The Screen Door Stays Closed The First Turning

The Screen Door Stays Closed

–-This poem reflects on the screen door as a seasonal threshold, where summer’s constant passage between house and garden gives way to…

11 Sep 2026 · 1 min read
Apples Beneath the Tree The First Turning

Apples Beneath the Tree

–-This poem reflects on windfall apples at the beginning of autumn, where harvest, loss, and the orchard’s unseen visitors share the sweetness…

10 Sep 2026 · 1 min read
Asters Along the Fence The First Turning

Asters Along the Fence

–-This poem reflects on asters blooming in the narrow strip beside a fence, where lingering summer light, the weight of a bumblebee,…

9 Sep 2026 · 1 min read
The First Leaf at the Door The First Turning

The First Leaf at the Door

–-This poem reflects on the first fallen leaf at autumn’s edge, where a single mark of color makes the season’s quiet turning…

8 Sep 2026 · 1 min read
The Late Gold The Late Gold

The Late Gold

–-This poem closes the summer cycle by reflecting on ripeness, gratitude, memory, and letting go, suggesting that what a season gives is…

2 Sep 2026 · 1 min read
What Summer Leaves Behind The Late Gold

What Summer Leaves Behind

–-This poem reflects on the physical and emotional traces summer leaves behind, suggesting that a season’s passing does not diminish us when…

1 Sep 2026 · 1 min read
The Last Warm Evening The Late Gold

The Last Warm Evening

–-This poem reflects on the unknowable last warm evening of summer, where an ordinary night becomes precious because endings often pass without…

31 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
Long Shadows The Late Gold

Long Shadows

–-This poem reflects on the lengthening shadows of late summer as a quiet expression of change, showing that fading light can create…

28 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
The Quiet Field The Late Gold

The Quiet Field

–-This poem reflects on a harvested late summer field finding peace after abundance, where stillness is not emptiness but a quiet fullness…

27 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
The Drying Herbs The Late Gold

The Drying Herbs

–-This poem reflects on drying summer herbs as an act of preservation, where change becomes a way of carrying fragrance, nourishment, and…

26 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

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