9 April 2020 (dreams)
Kristen Lindquist
every night
the island
of my dreams
Book of Days
BOOK OF DAYS: A POET AND NATURALIST TRIES TO FIND POETRY IN EVERY DAY
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8 April 2020 (chives)
Kristen Lindquist
pink moon
a scent of fresh chives
in the raking
7 April 2020 (moon)
Kristen Lindquist
pink moon
out there somewhere
cherry blossoms
6 April 2020 (tarp)
Kristen Lindquist
spring chill
the blue tarp flaps loose
on the woodpile
5 April 2020 (editing)
Kristen Lindquist
Thank you to those of you who responded to yesterday’s query re which version worked best. 5 of you said you preferred version 1 (“social distance”), 7 of you preferred version 2 (“these days…”), and 1 voted for both. I appreciate your thoughtful replies! I’m leaning toward version 2 myself. But that might change 6 months from now. Editing is an ongoing process.
brightening sky
the perfect last line
arrives
4 April 2020 (phoebe)
Kristen Lindquist
social distancing
even the phoebe
won’t come closer
OR…
these days…
even the phoebe
won’t come closer
Which version do you prefer, and why?
3 April 2020 (moss)
Kristen Lindquist
sodden moss
slowly the mist seeping
into bedrock
2 April 2020 (rain)
Kristen Lindquist
spring rain
watching the river rise
as if it mattered
1 April 2020 (snow)
Kristen Lindquist
April snow
the sky’s idea
of a joke
31 March 2020 (forsythia)
Kristen Lindquist
forsythia twig
after its forced flowering
leaves
30 March 2020 (sleet)
Kristen Lindquist
wide awake
with fears for the world
the slap of sleet