December 31: New Year’s Eve
Kristen Lindquist
New Year’s Eve
finishing the new puzzle
before midnight
Book of Days
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December 30: Owls Head
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a view of home
across the windswept bay
year’s end
December 29: Evergreen
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Christmas fern
what else was green
under the snow
December 28: Cardinal in snow
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cardinal red
for once wishing the snow
won’t turn to rain
December 27: Venus
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morning ritual
facing Venus
over the kitchen sink
December 26: Deer
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snowy field
beyond the headlights
a herd of deer
December 25: Christmas bells
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church bells ringing
a flock of pigeons scatters
then gathers again
December 24: Christmas Eve
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moon rising
over the cathedral
Christmas mass
December 23: Marrons chauds
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Christmas market
warming my hands
on a bag of chestnuts
December 22: To Canada
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long drive north
are we following the road
or the crows
December 21: Winter Solstice
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longest night
my neighbor’s Christmas lights
compete with the moon