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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: June 15, 2019, 7:15 a.m.

6/15/2019

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Like a nearly-forgotten snow flurry, now graced with the golden glow of summer, a dusting of fine citron-yellow locust flowers records the footprints of passing walkers.
Horton Park
Image by ElisaRiva from Pixabay
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Moment: June 1, 2019, 7:30 a.m.

6/1/2019

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​Like a Maypole being wrapped in a rainbow, I stand beneath locust trees alive with a multitude of Cedar Waxwings, feeling myself entwined in ribbons of flight.






Horton Park
Photo by Tracy Kugler
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Moment: May 30, 2019, 6:15 a.m.

5/30/2019

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Trees' leafy mantles, extensions of the earth rising up to meet the sky, enfold the path I walk, so I feel comfortably wrapped in a warm, green nest.
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Horton Park
Photo by Tracy Kugler
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Moment: May 1, 2019, 6:00 a.m.

5/1/2019

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​Aspen and lilac, cherry and apple, even oak and gingko have all begun to unfurl. Only the locust still slumbers, bare branches leaving space to spot the sparrows.
Seminary Ave.                              Photo by Tracy Kugler
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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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Moment: March 28, 2019, 4:30 p.m.

3/28/2019

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Still leafless, a locust tree eager for summer’s finery dons clouds for a crown.
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My Front Yard
​Photo by Tracy Kugler
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Moment: March 22, 2019, 7:45 a.m.

3/22/2019

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The tip of a fir branch claws its way out of a snowbank. After many long weeks of confinement, a hand reaching for lightness and release.
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My Front Yard
​Photo by Tracy Kugler
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Moment: March 18, 2019, 4:30 p.m.

3/18/2019

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Leaves and twigs appearing beneath retreating snow tell the story of a difficult winter in a lost language of arboreal runes.
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Horton Park
​Photo by Tracy Kugler
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Moment: March 2, 2019, 7:45 a.m.

3/2/2019

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Wherever I stand, tiny ice crystals glitter in the line between me and the sun, as the very air sparkles with the glory of a clear morning after a snowfall.
Horton Park
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Moments: June 2018

2/2/2019

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While I was on hiatus for the latter half of 2018, I was still composing moments here and there. I just didn't have time to prepare them and get them posted. I plan to catch up over the next few weeks with monthly installments, working forward from June.
​June 25, 6:45 a.m.
A surprise shower sprinkles the pavement with Dalmatian spots.
​Pierce Butler Route ​

​​June 27, 7:00 a.m.
In a fantastic feat of atmospheric prestidigitation, with nothing more than air and water, downtown Minneapolis disappears. 
Transfer Avenue
June 30, 3:45 p.m.
A swallow’s sharp wings slice across shimmering steel clouds.
My back yard
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