Category Archives: life around us

NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 29

Posted on April 29, 2026 by Mary Beth Frezon

Wednesday, always a bit weepy
ever since we had to stay home
… Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 28

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Mary Beth Frezon

…learn lessons of brief white petals
see today’s hills flipping ahead. Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 21

Posted on April 21, 2026 by Mary Beth Frezon

Shall I write about trees again?
Another round of people loved and lost?
Should there be a line about that time we
kissed and wept and hated and wept… Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 20

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Mary Beth Frezon

In the quiet yard
a pile of feathers, yellow, black… Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 19

Posted on April 19, 2026 by Mary Beth Frezon

today the slushing rain has filled
the yard with thirty-ish finches
all arguing for seed and perch… Continue reading →

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