the snow
like children
climbing trees
Outdoor Play
Shell And Shield
second skin
shimmering armour
of ice
Steps
quiet is the courage
that puts one foot
in front of the other
A Puzzel Of Snow
each piece
fit into place
bordering branch and air
Beside Three Shadows
two llamas
harmonizing
one llama listening
Branch With Berries
holding snow
like a breath
to be exhaled
Through The Trees
dawn opens
a window
to the new day
Deer’s Graffiti
one delicate hoof
writes a message
of love
Juxtaposed
dark and sparkle
winter’s cold fidelity
to beauty
With What Is At Hand
old Queen Anne
her winter bloom
made of snow
This Day’s Gifts
sunshine and blue sky
the safety and comfort of home
a grateful heart
Winter Coats
thankful for sheep
horses snug
in their woolen coats
Woodland Cookies
sugar cookie leaves
a sweet feast
for forest creatures
Still Open
the current
evading
cold’s hold
December Oxbow
the first coat
of winter’s
white
Made New
new wonders
on old paths
the magic of snow
Fairies Ascension
tiny feet will climb
the fern leaf ladder
to their tree stump castle
The Merest Sliver
a wink
from the morning moon
before she disappears
The Snow Abstracted
an icing
of snowflakes
time suspended
Between Darknesses
light takes form
as a wave
of hope
A Purposeful Beauty
oh to age
as gracefully and generously
as the wildflower
Bells Ring Out
reverberations
announce each
hour
Like Buttercups
yellow blossoms
adorning the path
blessing us with color
How The Spirit Leans
the young tree’s shadow
rests upon its near elder
receiving sacred reassurance
As A Cardinal Flashes
the woodlands call
to celebration
crimson berries cluster
Shared Knowledge
the stream and sky
converse about
the fluid endurance of existence
Choose
fear not
the near darkness
be warmed by the light
Woodland Rumpelstiltskin
the light
busy spinning
scrub brush into gold
Sheltered
no snow
beneath
the canopy
A Single Digit Of Warmth
the morning moon
in a tender sky
despite the bitter cold