seasons

  • beans

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    beans

    the field mice came into the house this winter      (as they do every winter) and they got into a bag of beans.    mom said to spread them                                in the gardenso maybe they’ll sprout               and put nutrients         in the soil.but the spring birds migrated early this year      and based on the size of the…

  • taking winter

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    taking winter

    taking winter like taking medicine– a bitter herb that goes down rough like the bare branches scraping against each other in the icy winds outside. taking winter, taking time in these still-long post-solstice nights to keep the inner life alive in the leaves of books and journals until the branches burst with spring buds. taking…