December 31: Mount Battie star

The whole town hiked up

for the last star lighting--

here, we value beauty.

 

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December 30: Nocturne

How bright the one star

visible before dawn

out the bathroom window.

 

 

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December 29: Amaryllis

Amaryllis bud
swelling, straining sunward--
so this is love.

December 28: Taking down the Christmas tree

Holiday's packed up.

Fir needles will resurface

for the next twelve months.

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December 27: Camden Harbor ducks

Ducks grab stale Christmas bread

doled out by children

just learning to share.

 

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December 26: Plum Island

Where waves meet sand

instead of sandpipers

wind-skitter of dead leaves.

 

 

 

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December 25: Christmas, Marblehead

Christmas Day--

the full tide brings its gift

to the rocky shore.

 

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December 24: Christmas Eve

While the kids are still awake

we eat the cookies

that weren't left for Santa.

 

 

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December 23: Cat grass

Basket of cat grass--

to the happy, chewing cat

it tastes of summer.

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December 22: Some nights

What brings warmth some nights
is simple: dish-washing,
cat's fur, mac and cheese mix.

December 21: Starry night

Winter Solstice--

Orion on the horizon;

many candles shine too.

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