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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: Feb. 21, 2017, 7:00 a.m.

2/21/2017

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Utterly enveloped, I float suspended above the Mississippi, neither bank visible through the river-born fog.

Bridge 9, between Banks, University of Minnesota
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Moment: February 18, 2017, 9:15 a.m.

2/18/2017

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A venerable old cedar presides over the entrance to campus, having absorbed the wisdom of generations of scholars. Nearby, a stand of gum trees towers over the grounds, their smooth, striated trunks spiraling toward the heavens.

University of California, Berkeley
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Moment: February 10, 2017, 6:00 a.m.

2/10/2017

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Every minute twig of a majestic poplar stands out against high, thin clouds infused with the lemon yellow glow of a full moon.
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Moments: February 9, 2017, 6:30 a.m.

2/9/2017

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A crystalline morning scrubbed clean by cold, like pioneers used to scrub pots with snow.
Icy wind carves awareness of every contour of my face.
Stars sparkle overhead, but the heat of their distant fires does not reach the treetops.  
Dawn rejoices, spreading a pristine cerulean glow across the sky.

Horton Park
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Moment: February 7, 2017, 6:00 a.m.

2/7/2017

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Icy mist gathers on the sidewalk as though the magic word to make truly slippery is dancing just off the tip of of a weather wizard's tongue.

Hamline Ave.
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Moment: February 6, 2017, 6:15 a.m.

2/6/2017

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The spikey black bulk of evergreens dominates the view against a moonless predawn too dark to pick out deciduous twigs.

Hamline Ave.
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Moment: February 4, 2017, 7:30 a.m.

2/4/2017

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Sweet golden morning light oozes through patchy blue-gray clouds, like fruit filling through the top of an apple cobbler.

Horton Park
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Moment: February 2, 2017, 7:15 a.m.

2/2/2017

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Crows stream across a polished-smooth sky beginning to glow pink-gold with sunrise. As their morning errands take them from perches along the Mississippi, their black wings seem drawn toward the west's lingering dark.

West Bank Station, Green Line
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Moment: February 1, 2017, 8:45 p.m.

2/1/2017

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The crescent moon sails through sky of deepest blue, its golden bow tilted as though cresting an unseen wave.

Back yard
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Moment: February 1, 2017, 4:45 p.m.

2/1/2017

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With the first stirrings of sunset blushing the clouds, an unfamiliar bird flies among the treetops. Slow, heavy beats of blunt wings seem barely adequate to keep it aloft.

Hamline Ave.
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