Happy Friends-Giving and Happy Thanksgiving and simultaneously – National Day of Morning to commemorate the ignoble history of massacres, disease, and theft of Native lands by European settlers. Important we acknowledge this truth. There is also true that love, family, friends and celebration of harvest are central to our histories and our lives. We find … More Dog Park: Featured Poem, November, 2025
Stars are totally beyond our control. What I do or do not do with stars I don’t have to feel responsible or guilty. Politics, climate, 42 million people not getting SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), wars, my latest aches and pains – just not of interest to stars. The accompanying photo of mine is not … More Stars In Our Eyes: October, 2025 Featured Poem
It is almost October and I start looking for our annual bats. This is a little early for Halloween but I thought you might enjoy this poem. In other news, I am working on my fourth poetry book! Hope to have it out in 2026. The working title is Cadence, or possibly Crosswinds or Lexicon … More Dreams of Bats: September, 2025 Featured Poem
These amazed me when we first moved out to the west. I find them beautiful and a bit humorous. Almost gone from my neighbor’s yard as the weather becomes Autumn in earnest, but August is their moment and all eyes are on them. Naked Ladies A burlesque of pink lilies, stand erect,stems leaf-less, unashamed, rebellious,like … More Naked Ladies: August, 2025 Featured Poem
I just came back from a Back East vacation and I found a cicada shell! Yes some poems were written. This one is from last month. In case you didn’t know, I didn’t till I rejoined, the YMCA is officially rebranded “The Y” as of 2010. They started in 1844 as the Young Men’s Christian … More In My Seventies I Start Pumping Iron At the Y: July, 2025 Featured Poem
I continue to be amused and amazed by the fog here in the Sunset District of San Francisco. It is so unlike anything I grew up with in New England forests and farms far from the ocean. It now summer and prime fog time. We watch tourists lulled by brief Thhours of sun suddenly shivering … More Mist and Silver: June, 2025 Featured Poem
For some of us, May can be a cruel month, but flowers, blue skies, and memories bring pleasure and gratitude. For Two Young Brothersand My Two Old Brothers The red-brown trillium is blossoming.It is May, the death month for mothers,at least yours and ours. Maybe lily-of-the-valley and cardinalsreassured them we will be safe.And helped carry … More For Two Brothers and My Two Old Brothers: May, 2025 Featured Poem
This is an old poem of mine, 2022, from before my recent book was published. A couple teachers/editors have seemed to consider it too sentimental or were concerned by the unabashed anthropomorphism which is frequently thought to be tacky or at least uncool. Yet, I love it and this is my blog and I get … More A Gladness: April, 2025 Featured Poem
I Have An Anonymous Admirer Three book-mailing envelopes in a canvas baglay on the floor of my parked car.I was watching post-storm breakersthree miles away. The thief slipped a knife under edgingof the tiny, fixed window in my Toyota.Didn’t break it, only pried away the molding,easily slipping an arm in to open the door. Near … More I Have An Anonymous Admirer: March, 2025 Featured Poem
Join me and my Wild Writing Women writing group colleagues as we read poems from our new book: SEASON LIGHTLY WITH SALT. A reading and celebration for MOTHERS DAY. FEATURED POETRY READING & BOOK: Season Lightly With Salt. Edited by Robin Michel HUNT & GATHER is proud to host a poetry reading featuring the authors … More Readings Upcoming: 2:30, May 11, 2025 @Hunt And Gather (also reading at Bookshop West Portal, evening of April 30, 2025, more info soon.)
Heather Saunders Estes 