May 20: Woodcocks

alone at twilight

with setting Venus

and displaying woodcocks

Version 2:

middle age

alone at twilight

with setting Venus

May 1: Beltane

Venus shining

for a few more hours

spring peeper chorus

April 28: Date night

behind the movie theatre

calls of woodcocks

Venus growing brighter

March 1: Conjunction

Not so cloudy

that I can't make out

the crescent moon near Venus.

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February 14: Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day. Nightfall.
Piercing the deep blue mist--
the planet Venus.

February 4: Love and War

Almost Valentine's--

each night Venus grows brighter,

Mars diminishes.

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January 25: Many-splendored

Over the house

where we celebrate a marriage--

bright Venus shining.

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January 23: Storm watch

Before tonight's storm

no stars visible

just Venus shining through clouds.

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November 17: Gardens Aglow!

After sunset's flare,

holding court above the lights--

supernal Venus.

 

 

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January 20: Celestial

Five planets at dawn

remind us of the old gods,

forgotten rituals.

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October 24: Closer

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars move ever closer together in the pre-dawn hours. This morning, right out my front door, so bright, I wanted to keep staring and staring until they dimmed with the sunrise.

 

Above: three planets.

Below: wild turkeys feeding

in a misty field.

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October 14: Sunrise

Red sky in morning,

and three planets still high, bright--

there's hope for us yet.

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September 23: Goddess worship

Venus still shines brightly

above the morning mist--

love remains with us.

Bonus poem for the equinox:

Autumnal equinox--

hiking trail #6

finding balance.

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September 21: Morning Star

bright goddess Venus

Orion bows before her

my faith is renewed

 

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May 23: While listening to woodcocks after sunset

Island constellation:

Jupiter, crescent moon,

Venus, lighthouse.

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May 23: While listening to woodcocks after sunset

Island constellation:

Jupiter, crescent moon,

Venus, lighthouse.

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May 15: Anniversary

My husband and I celebrated our 12th anniversary tonight (two days early because I will be away this weekend) at Primo, one of Maine's best restaurants. One of the reasons Primo is so good is that they take farm-to-table seriously: they grow many of their own vegetables and raise their own pigs and chickens on-site. After an amazing, 2-1/2-hour meal, we stepped outside to be wowed again by the starry sky.

 

Anniversary dinner--

bright Venus hovers

over the pig pen.

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March 23: Bright sky, cold night

Cat curled up asleep.

Outside, bright crescent moon hangs

with Venus, Dog Star.

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February 18: On the phone

Unexpected phone call--

out the window a planet

stares back at me.

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March 23: Morning star

Unable to sleep

my husband finds comfort

in Venus.

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