Hugh Reiner in Morning Poems

May 15, 2020

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Love is Like a Swing

A poem

Some mornings 
in the dark blue hours 
I wander toward the extremes 
of the story we…

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Hugh Reiner in Morning Poems

May 13, 2020

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Neighborhood Duck

A poem

There is a duck
taking up residence
in our trees 
and atop our roof.

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Hugh Reiner in Morning Poems

May 29, 2020

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Evening Message

A poem

At twilight the sounds of traffic slows, 
and bull crickets in the canopy 
slowly learn the…

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Hugh Reiner in Morning Poems

May 28, 2020

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A Wild Cradle of Life

A poem

The hatchling cries, which once 
dappled the morning hours 
lasted only a week;

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Hugh Reiner in Morning Poems

May 21, 2020

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Timeless

A poem

What is timeless? I ask
the stones, and they nod
to the earth below them, 
and the earth, with its…

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Hugh Reiner in Morning Poems

May 22, 2020

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Growth & Ambition

A poem

The neighbors’ new dog is growing. 
In just weeks the pup’s carriage 
is now buttressed by…

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Hugh Reiner in Morning Poems

May 11, 2020

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The Job of a Firefly

A poem

What is the job of a firefly?

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Hugh Reiner in Morning Poems

May 27, 2020

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Modest Morning

A poem

At dawn light fastens itself again 
to the objects of my backyard,

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Hugh Reiner in Morning Poems

May 12, 2020

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Backyard Morning

A poem

Again, this softness — 
it seeps into my pores
from what is left
of the night; and morning…

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Hugh Reiner in Morning Poems

May 20, 2020

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Small Duties

A poem

Dishes from dinner
last evening are now dry,
waiting for a purpose again — 
little culinary weapons…

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These were the top 10 stories published by Morning Poems in May of 2020. You can also dive into daily archives for May of 2020 by using the calendar at the top of this page.