August 14: Fog
Kristen Lindquist
creeping fog
the cricket's music
slower
Book of Days
BOOK OF DAYS: A POET AND NATURALIST TRIES TO FIND POETRY IN EVERY DAY
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August 13: Frog pond
Kristen Lindquist
water lilies
we don’t notice at first
all the frogs
August 12: New moon
Kristen Lindquist
new moon
a barking dog
becomes an owl
August 11: Perseids
Kristen Lindquist
meteor shower
birthday
all those wishes
for Mom
August 10: Osprey
Kristen Lindquist
boat show parking
osprey hovers over
a sea of cars
August 9: Rainbow
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storm clouds lifting
chimney swifts
over the rainbow
August 8: Sunchokes
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shifting light
monarch lifting
from sunlit sunchokes
August 7: String quartet
Kristen Lindquist
evening thunder
the toned arms
of the violinist
August 6: Caddisflies
Kristen Lindquist
Sunday afternoon
caddisflies alighting
on the screen door
August 5: Blueberry harvest
Kristen Lindquist
blueberry harvest
winnowing away
unkind thoughts
August 4: Rural life
Kristen Lindquist
long dirt road
flock of wild turkeys
pacing our car