HUM: A lyrical field journal
Poems and essays inspired by Northern landscapes, wildlife, and inspiring writers
Melissa Kalinowski
Poet & Writer | MN Master Naturalist
Across the four seasons, I hike and observe the natural wonders around the Minnesota Valley wetlands and the Mississippi River. This terrain inspires my writings. My poems have appeared in Concision Poetry Journal, Kaleidoscope, and others.
The Way
Of the way the bumblebee goes, hangs upside down …
Serenity
Let the peace of a summer night ascend burdens from the day …
The Valley
It was there when the wind parted the leaves …
Summer Pictures
A goldfinch erupts from a thistle colony …
On a Summer’s Day
Yellow spears of loosestrife band together and march along the creek …
About the Future
I’m not afraid; buttercups glow like fireflies in the night sky …
Tree, Crooked Rock & Flames
Wildflowers begin and wander deep into the woods. What surprises come next?
At Lakeside
… lucky for the swallows, the roots up through the trunk withstood winter while the neighboring tree, dying, fell down …
Queens of the Forest
When they rise from beds in peace with pink slippers and pearly diadems, we fall for them.