15 October 2026 (a single siskin)
Kristen Lindquist
a single siskin the buzz of autumn leaves
Book of Days
BOOK OF DAYS: A POET AND NATURALIST TRIES TO FIND POETRY IN EVERY DAY
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14 October 2026 (a woodpecker's call)
Kristen Lindquist
a woodpecker’s call
from behind the red leaves
. . . slowing crickets
13 October 2026 (following)
Kristen Lindquist
following
the unmarked trail
yellow moosewood maples
12 October 2026 (spruce needle rain)
Kristen Lindquist
spruce needle rain
the mossy understory
of a mushroom
11 October 2026 (northerly wind)
Kristen Lindquist
northerly wind
a flock of siskins unzips
the spruce cones
10 October 2026 (first frost)
Kristen Lindquist
first frost
a ram’s silhouette
on the island ridge
9 October 2026 (rising mist)
Kristen Lindquist
rising mist
a winter wren scolds
the understory
8 October 2026 (it never)
Kristen Lindquist
it never gets old migrating geese
7 October 2026 (whitecaps)
Kristen Lindquist
whitecaps
a line of surf scoters
crosses the bow
6 October 2026 (yellow leaves)
Kristen Lindquist
yellow leaves —
trying to be funny
in the birthday card
5 October 2026 (a green snake)
Kristen Lindquist
a green snake slipping off the path autumn sun