deep in the forest
the Quaker meeting house sits
waiting for silence
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20 June 2021
Plainfield VT
Category: Vermont
a tower of clouds
rises above Caspian
I feel grounded here
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19 June 2021
Caspian Lake
Greensboro VT
a chickadee sings
as I walk along the dam
at Caspian Lake
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15 June 2021
Caspian Lake
Greensboro Vermont
at Caspian Lake
they’re making a bigger beach
everything renews
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14 June 2021
Caspian Lake
Greensboro VT
shirtless mullet men
inspect an old contraption
along the roadside
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13 June 2021
Stannard Mountain Road
somewhere in Vermont
the Northeast Kingdom:
sometimes a new home appears
when you aren’t looking
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12 June 2021
Greensboro Bend VT
feed the dog and cats
connect with the outside world
:morning ritual
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4 June 2021
Greensboro Bend VT
up here in Vermont
I can listen to the Sox
on the radio
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3 June 2021
Greensboro Bend VT
vespers
the house is quiet
a chickadee sings nearby
cars pass on the road below
somewhere close the dog naps
yet again my attention is drawn
toward the great question
at the heart of all people
the question that cannot be answered
I was, I wasn’t, I am, I’m not, I will be, I won’t be
I shot twenty-four arrows this afternoon
one hit the small pink target on the hay bale
the rest disappeared into the mist
I have a post office box & a driver’s license
am I real now?
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2 June 2021
Greensboro Bend VT
brilliant Vermont sky
Sprite the dog rides beside me
where are we headed?
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2 June 2021
Greensboro Bend VT
everyone has gone
it’s just the cats, dog and me
I prefer full houses
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1 June 2021
Greensboro Bend VT
overgrown garden
waits behind the library
the books must come first
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29 May 2021
Greensboro VT
afterward
it can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, she said
I know, I said, it’s something I need to work on
I was sitting by the little radio set in the bunker
sending out our ID every few minutes
to see whether anyone would respond
we hadn’t heard from anyone in days
we weren’t sure what it looked like outside
whether the heat from the blasts
had left a blank slate above us
CQ, CQ, this is Vermont, I said again, waited
just a faint crackling in the speakers
as likely to be electrical interference as anything
maybe we should let go, she said, accept it
I’m not ready yet, I said, not yet
CQ, CQ, this is Vermont
CQ, CQ, this is Vermont
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28 May 2021
Greensboro Bend VT
rain lashes the lake
which takes the storm in its stride
a lesson in spring
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23 May 2021
Greensboro Bend VT
on my second day
a bobcat darted across
my path: a good sign
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22 May 2021
Caspian Lake
Greensboro VT