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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: Apr. 20, 7:30 a.m.

4/20/2019

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​Gray and drooping, Aspen flowers are not traditionally considered beautiful. But then they catch the early morning light, turning the tree into a glorious chandelier, and become sublime.





​Horton Park

Photo by Tracy Kugler
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Moments: September 2018

4/7/2019

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Sept. 6, 5:30 a.m.
Like a hand cupping a beloved face, a bright crescent holds the round moon.
Horton Park

​Sept. 8
, 4:45 p.m.
As a lion proudly displays the fullness of his mane, a large ash tree tosses its crowning leaves in the breeze.
Horton Park

​Sept. 13
, 4:45 p.m.
​Ashes smolder with patches of dull red, while a ginkgo bursts into bright yellow flame.
Horton Park

Sept. 24, 6:30 a.m.
​On the verge of morning, white pines offer their boughs as cushioned shelves on which to store silvery moonlight.
Horton Park
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Moments: August 2018

4/1/2019

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Aug. 6, 6:30 a.m.
Sunrise shimmers across clouds that ripple like corduroy woven from finest silk.
Horton Park

Aug. 7, 6:45 a.m.
As the sun floats over the horizon in a bright orange smudge, every eastbound bird becomes a robin red-breast.
University of Minnesota Transitway
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Aug. 20, 12:30 p.m.
With quiet strength, papery birchbark endures, arching over the space where wood has crumbled back to the soil. 

Wildwood Cottage trail to Big Sucker Creek, Duluth, MN

Aug. 24, 1:00 p.m.
A hackberry trunk sports a skunkish stripe where the underside stayed sheltered from morning rain.
Outside Anderson Library, University of Minnesota
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