Tag Archives: April

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 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 2023 Day 26

Mom and I went to a garden center and had a good time looking at the first wave of plants. I went because I needed a couple “models” for painting now that the daffodils are past, and I need to … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 21

Beautiful bright sun today. So many birds singing. I’m needing a nap — sat on the front steps painting fading daffodils Only I know what the front yard looks like today things caught by the sun full of yellow my … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 10

Thank you my past self
for toiling in the autumn
planting many bulbs. Continue reading

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