May 4: River

stocked rainbows

leaving the window open

to hear the river

April 20: Ospreys

how high the river 

pair of ospreys circling

the old mill’s smokestack

April 17: Birthday

the fallen tree

shifted by flood waters

another birthday

April 3: Brook trout

fishing hole

before the osprey returns

casting for trout

March 30: Mist

spring shower

ducks already pairing up

on the misty river

January 22: Spying

Black pieces on a white board—
what are the crows up to
across the river?

November 4: After the storm

After the windstorm
new bridges for squirrels
across the river

October 2: River, early fall

low water

the drowned forest

sees daylight again

 

 

September 10: Long distance

Hurricane news.

Crows relaying calls

up and down the river.

August 21: Solar power

after the eclipse

reflected sunlight

setting fire to the river

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June 18: Out back

Singing house finch

doesn't know he's harmonizing

with the river.

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May 11: Spring leaves

Forget flowers.

Vivid beech leaves unfurl

along the riverbank.

 

 

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April 7: Current events

green river rising
ducks have flown to the lake
don't turn on the news

March 9: To the lake

Heading upriver

is the eagle

hoping for ice-out?

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February 3: Bridge construction

Bridge removal--
light reaching into dark places,
the river exposed.

December 18: Insomnia

Late night after snowfall--

river a black ribbon

unspooling through dreams.

 

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September 6: Megunticook River

Stone in the river
wearing moss so thick
wildflowers sprout from it.

August 3: Drought

river so low now

we barely hear water

just a kingfisher

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July 5: End of travel

Arrived home at last.
River, vireo's song
sound exactly the same.

December 24: Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve morning--

window cat and river

both unsettled by rain.