Midwest Postcard

  

Tonight 

the dishes have been put away. 

Daylight fades.

I step onto the front porch

and smell rain coming. 

 

 I see clothes

 left outside on the line.

Shirts float 

like ghosts

in the evening breeze. 

 

 

2026 Jan Darrow

Photo: Pixabay 

The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono.  Originally published in 1954 in Vogue under the title, “The Man Who Planted Hope and Grew Happiness.” 

Dear Readers,

My mom gave me this book a long time ago, and I take it out from time to time to read and remind myself that what we do is important and that our actions matter. And…that there is hope. Yes I recommend! 

Jan ❤️ 

World Peace

watercolor - 2025 / Jan Darrow

In the Beginning

winter 

rises above a blue belly

and builds the frozen earth

rapidly.

Sky hues and pale rose

flesh autumn’s remains.

Spring is lost below the horizon.

White

inky snow

feeds the growth -

and we whirl away

into darkness.

Winter Poems: Building Sound - Available on Amazon

photo: pixabay

A Ghost Story for Christmas - THE SIGNAL-MAN

Written by Charles Dickens and published in 1866 in a Christmas edition of his magazine, All the Year Round, The Signal-Man is a ghost story - and who doesn’t love a good ghost story? This BBC production is perfect for a holiday winter evening. Yes I recommend! 

https://youtu.be/I89tiXorwBQ?si=dNQAZCA_WKvVcnJO

Turkeys

Coming home last Thursday I came upon a group of turkeys that (obviously) escaped Thanksgiving!   

Ringing in the New Year

watercolor - 2025/ Jan Darrow 

 

Wishing everyone peace, joy, prosperity, good health, and love for 2026!

❤️ Jan