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The phrase Moments in the Park was originally used to describe short prose poems inspired by observations on walks through Horton Park and other outdoor spaces. Throughout 2016, I crafted Moments in the Park as a daily practice. I have continued to write Moments in the Park, just not as frequently as that first year.
Here you will find the prose poems as well as expansions telling the story of the inspiration, reflecting on a related theme, or digging deeper into learning about the subject.
I also hope that you will be inspired to create your own Moments in the Park, in words, images, sound, or whatever medium suits you. If you would like to share your creations, I would be happy to post them!
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Moment: January 27, 2017, 6:00 a.m.

1/27/2017

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In the last hour of night, layers of dark and light play across the sky. Honey locust branches splay black against pale clouds smudged across the darkness.

Horton Park
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Moment: January 25, 2017, 6:00 a.m.

1/25/2017

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Wind curling around the corner of the hi-rise creates a phantom waterfall as it rushes through a stand of firs. A crashing roar flows through the branches, and foamy mist swirls across the ground.

Hamline Hi-Rise
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Moment: January 21, 2017, 7:15 a.m.

1/21/2017

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Melting snow rises from the ground to befuddle treetops, rubbing twigs into obscurity in a soft gray sky.

Horton Park
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Moment: January 19, 2017, 6:00 a.m.

1/19/2017

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Sidewalks brushed with crystalline fog dazzle in half-moon light.

Hamline Ave.
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Moment: January 14, 2017, 8:30 a.m.

1/14/2017

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The full moon dissolves into the blue morning sky, like a pat of butter onto a warm piece of toast.
University Ave.
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Moment: January 13, 2017, 6:00 a.m.

1/13/2017

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Like an old-fashioned shaving brush prepared for a truly monumental giant, a perfectly rounded red pine specimen is topped with cold snowy foam.

Horton Park
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Moment: January 11, 2017, 6:00 a.m.

1/11/2017

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Overnight snow lies eggshell-smooth across the ground, rounding off the neighborhood's rough edges.

Seminary Ave. & Hamline Ave.
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Moment: January 10, 2017, 6:40 a.m.

1/10/2017

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Looking up as large, damp snowflakes fall, I have the thrilling sensation of zooming at warp speed through the core of a galaxy. Looking down, flakes disappear before hitting the white ground, journeys' ends traced by accelerating shadows, and stops marked by the shallowest of dents where they land on the earlier arrivals.

Fairview Ave. Station, Green Line
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Moment: January 8, 2017, 10:00 a.m.

1/8/2017

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On a morning too cold for clouds, mazy twigs stand out dark against a pastel sky of clear periwinkle blue, brushed with a delicate veil of rose. Climbing into the car is like stepping into a snowflake, with lacy ice crystals flowing across the windows in sparkling fields of asters.

Seminary Ave.
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    Tracy Kugler

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