Monthly Archives: April 2026

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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NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 17

These days some days to get through it
you have to turn it all off and
let something else grab your attention
just for some hours, an afternoon… Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 16

along the driveway, in the woods
yellow daffodils here and there
a few are gifts left by the folks
who lived here before, and who died Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2026 Day 15

wrinkled with sleep I am waiting,
listening to the crescendo —
water coming to a quick boil… Continue reading

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