Candice Hutchison

Alewives, dandelions, and pollen

The spring thaw, mud season, pussy willows

Migrators, hibernators, and percussive woodpeckers

Asters, cooler nights, and pumpkins

Flight on bright and hopeful wings

Dandelion wine, salamanders, and bunchberries

Stacking wood, turning toward spring, and so many birds

A blizzard, an ermine, and sleeping trees

Stone walls, witch hazel blooms, and plaid hunting hats

Autumn vines, apple harvest, migrating warblers