Monday, Aug 3, 2026
Theme

sweetness

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
Cantaloupe High Summer

Cantaloupe

–-This poem reflects on cantaloupe as a ripe and cooling gift of high summer, where heat and growth are transformed into sweetness,…

2 Jul 2026 · 1 min read
Wasps at the Fig Tree High Summer

Wasps at the Fig Tree

–-This poem reflects on the charged abundance of high summer, where ripeness draws both beauty and danger into the same shaded moment.…

25 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
Peaches The Long Light

Peaches

–-This poem reflects on peaches as a symbol of summer ripening into fullness, sweetness, and quiet generosity. In the bowl beside the…

29 May 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
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

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