9 September 2026 (heavy sky)
Kristen Lindquist
heavy sky
a crow flies off
with a throat full of peanuts
Book of Days
BOOK OF DAYS: A POET AND NATURALIST TRIES TO FIND POETRY IN EVERY DAY
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2 September 2026 (waning day moon)
Kristen Lindquist
waning day moon
a crow knocks open
the last peanut
24 August 2026 (a tuft of lichen)
Kristen Lindquist
a tuft of lichen
left by the crow . . .
morning dew
19 August 2026 (dewy morning)
Kristen Lindquist
dewy morning . . .
an osprey carries its fish
over our house
5 August 2026 (a squirrel)
Kristen Lindquist
a squirrel
waits in the viburnum
. . . unripe sunset
4 August 2026 (the shades of green)
Kristen Lindquist
the shades of green
in backyard trees
afternoon cool
27 July 2026 (distant crow)
Kristen Lindquist
distant crow calls the fluency of morning light
15 July 2026 (penetrating)
Kristen Lindquist
penetrating
the wildfire haze
a cicada’s drone
30 June 2026 (unseasonable heat)
Kristen Lindquist
unseasonable heat . . .
one crow picks up
what another drops
24 June 2026 (shining dew)
Kristen Lindquist
shining dew . . .
a crow plucks at
the unripe crabapples
20 May 2026 (constellations of violets)
Kristen Lindquist
constellations of violets . . .
the stories we tell
from our childhoods