Tag Archives: seasons

sitting by evening fire – October 27

Posted on October 28, 2014 by landl30

10.27.2014 sitting by evening fire winds of autumn starting to chill the night air outside   my eyes see a newer self in the hall mirror   older, more lines, weariness askance, matching the soreness of muscles that now hurt … Continue reading →

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the season turns – September 2

Posted on September 3, 2014 by landl30

9.2.2014 the season turns on a moment   air chills, crickets change in the night   puzzle places of damp appear on roadways to reveal odd passings of sudden rain   the owl’s hoots suddenly sound more urgent.   how did … Continue reading →

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twenty six degrees mid may – May 13

Posted on May 14, 2014 by landl30

5.13.2014 twenty six degrees mid-may. spring seems to have sprung   though a big round moon harvest moon hangs through the empty trees   perhaps we’ve flipped one-eighty on the seasons   and we’re the last to know. ——————  

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skyframe – November 14

Posted on November 15, 2013 by landl30

11.14 nests dot the skyframe, treetops gone bare but not barren. life exudes, sways, hides high and unbidden from below.   the sun bears off my coat, a twist of fate in the November day, unexpected smiles and warming between … Continue reading →

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first flakes – November 5

Posted on November 6, 2013 by landl30

11.5 first snow flakes dingle down like visitors from another planet   the walk home is soft with expectation and reverie   liminal time. ——————

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harvest home – October 28

Posted on October 29, 2013 by landl30

10.28 full moon cool night, frost dusting across long languid farm field hills, stubble filled now, while mother earth begins her fallow rest.   along the way steam rises from the yet warm soil, first winter’s chill shifting into gear, … Continue reading →

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grace in between – September 26

Posted on September 27, 2013 by landl30

9.26 The leaves have begun their descent into the crannies and wrinkles of bone bare sump below the dam.   soon colors will flare and singe but not yet. a pause, as if hesitant anticipation is the harbinger of what … Continue reading →

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red clover signals – September 19

Posted on September 19, 2013 by landl30

9.19 Red clover mites are swarming the back deck and walls. Out front bees of all sorts clamber over the flailing jade plants, and birds of almost any feather empty the premium cardinal blend from the four perched tube.   … Continue reading →

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dabbings of yellow – September 14

Posted on September 15, 2013 by landl30

9.14 dabbings of yellow, an occasional red, a forty degree drop overnight, the trees and temps are turning like lemmings to the sea.   early leaf drops scatter the ground, the air sniffs crisper, the sky a little grayer, the … Continue reading →

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a stocky little body – September 1

Posted on September 2, 2013 by landl30

9. 1 a stocky little body of a boy climbs into my lap touching places of memory.   I still know how to ride a bike read the book and talk about Mr. Peppers and his cat who loves orangesickles. … Continue reading →

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