11 June 2026 (slug weather)

slug weather

a hole chewed through

an amanita’s cap

10 June 2026 (family plot)

family plot

blue-eyed grass growing

from a baby’s grave

9 June 2026 (wavy window glass)

wavy window glass . . .

a vernal moth’s wings

translucent with sunlight

7 June 2026 (rain or poplars)

rain or poplars . . .

suddenly in the dark

birdsong

5 June 2026 (after the sunset)

after the sunset

walking home with

the scent of lilacs

4 June 2026 (flaring sunset)

flaring sunset —

from the marsh a sora’s calls

grow louder

3 June 2026 (island sunset)

island sunset

gulls’ cries mingling

with the shouts of children

24 May 2026 (wild strawberries)

wild strawberries flowering if only she were here

23 May 2026 (all morning)

all morning

a grosbeak’s song loud and clear

apple blossoms

22 May 2026 (cherry blossom breeze)

cherry blossom breeze . . .

so many waxwings

they fill two trees

21 May 2026 (petal rain)

petal rain . . .

a pheasant’s tracks

mark the mud