Monthly Archives: April 2026

NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 22

…afraid to lose myself in this my work
which only wants all of me or nothing… Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 21

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

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

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NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 19

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

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NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 18

…all week i have waited for this
a taste of normal worth the fight. Continue reading

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