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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. You can read more about that journey in this essay. 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.
The activities in the Appreciation section of the Start with a Park practice are designed to inspire you to create in collaboration with a park near you, in images, words, getting out on a limb (literally!) by climbing a tree, or through food. I would love to see what you create and would be honored to share your creations here.

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Moment: April 2, 2017, 7:00 a.m.

4/2/2017

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Sunrise ripples across clouds in bands of pink and blue. Gazing up from below, I wonder if this is what a fish sees when the setting sun stretches across the waves.

Horton Park
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Moment: March 20, 2017, 6:30 a.m.

3/20/2017

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After a brief foray across a gash in the clouds, the moon slips out of sight. As though it unbuttoned the cloak of night, the sky begins to brighten.

Hamline Ave.
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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 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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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: 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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