Sunday, Sep 20, 2026
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Dog Days High Summer

Dog Days

–-This poem reflects on the heavy stillness of the dog days, when high summer presses everything toward rest, shade, and surrender to…

3 Jul 2026 · 1 min read
Hose Water Gone Warm High Summer

Hose Water Gone Warm

–This poem reflects on the strange intimacy of high summer heat, when even hose water meant for relief arrives already warmed by…

26 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
High Noon High Summer

High Noon

–-This poem opens Book II by entering the dense central heat of summer, where stillness, brightness, and bodily presence take on a…

16 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
Long Light on the Porch The Long Light

Long Light on the Porch

–-This poem reflects on the lingering evening light of early summer, when the day feels reluctant to end and the porch becomes…

15 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
Crickets After Dark The Long Light

Crickets After Dark

–-This poem reflects on crickets after dark as the quiet music of a summer night, where sound gently takes the place of…

12 Jun 2026 · 1 min read
Fireflies The Long Light

Fireflies

–-This poem reflects on fireflies as one of summer’s quiet marvels, turning an ordinary yard at dusk into a place of living…

19 May 2026 · 1 min read
Porch Swing The Long Light

Porch Swing

–-This poem reflects on a porch swing at dusk as a place of rest, slowing, and quiet summer ease after the brightness…

18 May 2026 · 1 min read
Clover in the Yard The Long Light

Clover in the Yard

–-This poem reflects on clover as a humble and abundant sign of early summer, where small blossoms quietly fill the yard with…

8 May 2026 · 1 min read

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