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Our Hometown

“You're not my hometown, but—
there was a before—where we all lived together—”

Doug W. Evans 6/27/25 Doug W. Evans 6/27/25

Safe Shadows

“life is good—beneath
serene—healing shades
of apricot trees…”

Doug W. Evans 6/26/25 Doug W. Evans 6/26/25

Moon Song

“angst drowns me in fear
till lunar dreams flood my night…”

Doug W. Evans 6/20/25 Doug W. Evans 6/20/25

The Spirits of Stars

“I secretly spy behind the edge of an echo
observing little children jump and laugh
climbing upon sparks of excitement
discovering endless colors in new friends…”

Doug W. Evans 6/4/25 Doug W. Evans 6/4/25

Seeps

“grateful seeps of clear fickle water
Ancestral Puebloans drew upon…”

Doug W. Evans 5/29/25 Doug W. Evans 5/29/25

Outcast

“tangled in the hands of time
worn by indefatigable tides
my reckoning was mingled in lies…”

Doug W. Evans 5/28/25 Doug W. Evans 5/28/25

Zooming

“from above—a moderate distance—
earth’s spirit is shrouded in azure grace
her soul is patched with emerald quilts…”

Doug W. Evans 5/23/25 Doug W. Evans 5/23/25

Hallowed Unity

“sacred rivers sing
touching cold trembling waters…”

Doug W. Evans 5/16/25 Doug W. Evans 5/16/25

Undesolation

“wildflowers paint
lonesome deserts with sprinkles…”

Doug W. Evans 5/16/25 Doug W. Evans 5/16/25

The Last Conclave

“tall stacks signal pride
as rising black smoke broadcasts
my home’s fall from grace…”

Doug W. Evans 5/11/25 Doug W. Evans 5/11/25

Her Life as a Pitcher

“A silver water pitcher
gifted for our wedding
forty-five years of age
reflected young smiles…”

Doug W. Evans 4/30/25 Doug W. Evans 4/30/25

Our Forest Home

“raindrops feel different in spring / drizzling anxious bark / melting our xylem frosts / pumping hushed hope…”

Doug W. Evans 4/27/25 Doug W. Evans 4/27/25

The Walk

“is there anything that can heal a body
simpler than morning walks in the spring…”

Doug W. Evans 4/23/25 Doug W. Evans 4/23/25

She’s Home

“our home awakens
when she enters its warm nest…”

Doug W. Evans 4/22/25 Doug W. Evans 4/22/25

Be

“as bright as sun
as sure as stars
as dogged as fire…”

Doug W. Evans 4/18/25 Doug W. Evans 4/18/25

Hope’s Tree

“one angry magpie
chases countless birds away…”

Doug W. Evans 4/15/25 Doug W. Evans 4/15/25

Inner Void

“oblivion is a pallid poem…”

Doug W. Evans 4/3/25 Doug W. Evans 4/3/25

Detached Logic

“don’t let a fool’s paradise
cheat you of true paradise”

Photo courtesy of my friend Jessica Crystal

Doug W. Evans 3/31/25 Doug W. Evans 3/31/25

A Common Thread

“the vastness of the sea
brings me serenity
as I ponder our residue
in her galactic churns of life…”

Doug W. Evans 3/30/25 Doug W. Evans 3/30/25

Sabbaths

“Each one in seven:…”

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