January 13: MLK, Jr. Weekend

Holiday weekend.

Voices of river and rain

blending in the dark.

December 24: Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve, after dark.

First glimpse of the moon

we’ve had in days.

December 21: Solstice

wren on the suet

all the Christmas lights plugged in

Winter Solstice

December 17: Gardens Aglow

Trees strung with Christmas lights

illuminating in snow

the small tracks of voles.

December 15: Squirrels

Holiday season—

one leafless tree decked

with five fat squirrels. 

December 2: Complicit

The 2017 Word of the Year, according to Dictionary.com, is “complicit.” 

Complicit: 

hands perfumed with balsam

from selling Christmas trees.

November 27: Deck the halls

Fake news.

Clipping holly boughs 

to tuck in the plastic wreath.

November 23: Thanksgiving

Cold morning, no snow.

Titmouse singing in the yard.

Thankful.

November 13: Snowy Owl

Holiday planning.

A friend texts

about his first Snowy Owl. 

October 9: Holiday

No mail today.

During a pause in the rain

neighbor’s rooster crowing.

July 4: Fireworks

Watching ducks flush

over the harbor

by the light of fireworks.

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January 17: Post-holiday

Days after high winds,

still finding Christmas balls

scattered in the woods.

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January 16: Calm seas

Sunrise, MLK Day--

waves off the point

practicing non-violence.

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January 4: Send-off

Before they drive south

we eat cookies left over

from the holidays.

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December 29: End of the holidays

After the tree's down,

Christmas packed away,

I'm suddenly very tired.

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December 26: Biscotti

Christmas sacrament:

my dad's homemade biscotti

dipped in hot cocoa.

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December 23: Carols

Singing Good King Wenceslas

as we make our way

up the snowy mountain.

 

 

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December 22: Unwind

After the party

on the couch with the cat

lulled by the dishwasher

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December 21: Solstice

On the highway:

"Santa sees you when you're speeding."

Orion overhead.

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December 19: Social media

From a Portland bar

a friend shares with me

the holiday cocktail list.

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