the birch
bows down
to winter
Ferocious Beauty
Reverence
bowed to winter
seeing past reflection
into the future
Lichen Rose
flower heads
slightly bowed
in reverence to the rain
Everything Rises
as morning sidles
to the edge of the garden
the gingko bows to the day
Veneration
pine boughs bow
in reverence
to snow and cold
Humility
flakes as light as air
and still the humble pine
bows deeply to winter