September 5: Weather
Kristen Lindquist
hurricane’s track
letting my hair down
to dry in the sun
Book of Days
BOOK OF DAYS: A POET AND NATURALIST TRIES TO FIND POETRY IN EVERY DAY
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September 4: Crickets
Kristen Lindquist
day after Labor Day
even the crickets
sound tired
September 3: Geese
Kristen Lindquist
passing geese
cat at the window
swivels her ears
September 2: Lubec Flats
Kristen Lindquist
turn of tide
cries of plovers
shifting in the mist
September 1: Herring Cove
Kristen Lindquist
high tide mark
among the worn stones
hunting for hearts
August 31: Whale
Kristen Lindquist
ocean sunset
whale surfacing
to catch its breath
August 30: Crickets
Kristen Lindquist
The chirping of crickets, called stridulation, is a result of the insect rubbing the two parts of his wings together. Only males make this music—to attract and woo a female, keep her near after they've mated, and defend her from other males. Interestingly, crickets "hear" each other's chirping through an eardrum-like organ on their front legs.
cooling down
music of the crickets
gets me right here
August 29: Harbor
Kristen Lindquist
end of day
pennants on the masts
blowing landward
August 28: Heat
Kristen Lindquist
heat wave
the young blue jay
finding its voice
August 27: Pulpit Rock
Kristen Lindquist
island Sunday
bell buoys chiming
off Pulpit Rock
August 26: Blackberries
Kristen Lindquist
make of it
what you will
wild blackberry patch