Category Archives: In the neighborhood

NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 30

cleaned my paintboxes •
reminding these eyes about •
sunshine and shadow Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 29

In spring, bear visits. •
bungee cords were too strong but •
the lid bent in half. Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 28

the light is fading •
the robins take to the shrubs •
reciting their day Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 20

Yes today is 4/20. Yes today is the twentieth day of a month of poems and paints. Today it was hot. When I sat outside to paint the small biting flies were pestering me. I went to visit Mom and the … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 17

When the first drops fell •
everyone paused turning •
toward the window Continue reading →

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