12 October 2025 (last day)
Kristen Lindquist
last day on the island . . .
a monarch pauses
on some seaside asters
Book of Days
BOOK OF DAYS: A POET AND NATURALIST TRIES TO FIND POETRY IN EVERY DAY
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Filtering by Tag: Monhegan
1 September 2025 (late summer sky)
Kristen Lindquist
late summer sky
the young gull a wingbeat
behind its parent
7 July 2025 (heat haze)
Kristen Lindquist
heat haze
a porpoise rolls through waves
without a splash
23 May 2025 (storm swell)
Kristen Lindquist
storm swell
gulls dipping in and
out of sight
19 May 2025 (whitecaps)
Kristen Lindquist
whitecaps . . .
a gannet dips
below the rainclouds
30 October 2024 (dreaming)
Kristen Lindquist
dreaming
of the island again
rain on yellow leaves
6 October 2024 (the tallest spruces)
Kristen Lindquist
the tallest spruces
lit by sunrise
a raven’s chime
4 October 2024 (this longing)
Kristen Lindquist
this longing for home
sparrows forage in a patch
of wild mustard
1 October 2024 (high tide)
Kristen Lindquist
high tide . . .
a star’s ancient light
arriving
23 September 2024 (glow of sunrise)
Kristen Lindquist
glow of sunrise . . .
warblers popcorning
among the spruces
20 September 2024 (harvest moon)
Kristen Lindquist
harvest moon
the tide heaps seaweed
under the fish house