17 February 2026 (a block of hawthorns)
Kristen Lindquist
a block of hawthorns . . .
tracking the waxwings
by her texts
Book of Days
BOOK OF DAYS: A POET AND NATURALIST TRIES TO FIND POETRY IN EVERY DAY
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31 January 2026 (a flock of horned larks)
Kristen Lindquist
a flock of horned larks
scattered among beach rocks
drifting snow
22 December 2025 (early dark)
Kristen Lindquist
early dark
the long comment thread
on a hawk ID
14 December 2025 (morning flurries)
Kristen Lindquist
morning flurries
the snowy owl returns
to the jetty
8 December 2025 (winter sun)
Kristen Lindquist
winter sun
an out-of-season warbler
gleans flies from the bricks
29 November 2025 (skim ice)
Kristen Lindquist
skim ice
a raft of coots huddles
along the far shore
22 November 2025 (rare bird stakeout)
Kristen Lindquist
rare bird stakeout —
each of us shares
a snowy owl story
29 October 2025 (riverside bird walk)
Kristen Lindquist
creekside bird walk
a homeless man shares
his owl sightings
1 October 2025 (distant fishing boat)
Kristen Lindquist
distant fishing boat . . .
the green within
a sunlit wave
Bonus haiku by my friend Bryan:
fallout
glowing
warblers
29 September 2025 (rustling poplars)
Kristen Lindquist
rustling poplars
a cuckoo slips unseen
from the thicket
20 September 2025 (morning chill)
Kristen Lindquist
morning chill
keeping the warblers
to myself