6 May 2022 (spring wind)

spring wind

a door creaks open

in the hemlock grove

5 May 2022 (niece)

my niece

blooming in her own way . . .

birch catkins

4 May 2022 (riding)

riding my train of thought a pair of crows

3 May 2022 (azalea)

crack of dawn

the azalea buds reveal

their color

2 May 2022 (river glare)

river glare . . .

he ties a new leader

onto his line

1 May 2022 (midstream)

a midstream burst

of marsh marigolds

river glare

30 April 2022 (immersion)

immersion . . .

following the deer trail

into a marsh

29 April 2022 (vernal pool)

vernal pool . . .

dark wriggling larvae

of frogs or mosquitoes

28 April 2022 (siskin)

the siskin’s song

unzipping

a flap of birch bark

27 April 2022 (grey day)

another grey day

the chipping sparrow’s

monotonous song

26 April 2022 (speeding up)

speeding up

so I can’t pass

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