April 7: Current events

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

April 6: Sighting

From the shower

my husband watches an otter

cross our backyard.

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April 5: Emergence

Pulling the blind
on a skunk sniffing
the still-frozen lawn.

April 4: Spring afternoon

Afternoon ennui.

The rain turns back

to snow.

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April 3: Liminal season

That time of year--

green tips of emerging chives

visible under ice.

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April 2: On the bus

Long bus ride home--

picking out stars

from streetlights.

 

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April 1: April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day.

Water moccasin in the canal

scares her inside.

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