17 March 2025 (whereas clause)

whereas clause

snow melt reveals

the green of moss

16 March 2025 (meltwater)

meltwater rising a flock of grackles

15 March 2025 (fingerless gloves)

fingerless gloves . . .

the first woolly bear

inches out of last year’s leaves

14 March 2025 (woodpecker drumming)

woodpecker drumming . . .

a metal sap bucket

marks each maple

13 March 2025 (on the corner)

on the corner

of Winter and Spring Streets

a dead squirrel

12 March 2025 (first song sparrow)

first song sparrow

the warmth in the voice

of an old friend

11 March 2025 (first crocus)

first crocus

every song on the radio

a love song

10 March 2025 (sunlit rockweed)

sunlit rockweed . . .

sea ducks’ courtship calls

carry across the harbor

9 March 2025 (meltwater)

meltwater

a river rock struggles

against the current

8 March 2025 (March wind)

March wind

a perched shrike teeters

between seasons

7 March 2025 (dreamdark)

dreamdark all my grandfather’s clocks ticking . . .