verdant with spring
the brook rushes
toward sunlight
Breaking Free
Tag: brook
Cold Growth Forest
between
the brook and the branch
grew a forest of ice pines
Freezing Falls
water
still rushing
as the surface solidifies
Water Wanders
still on the move
the brook meanders
through the woods
Repeat Repeat
rain removes snow
then develops into sleet
so goes winter: repeat, repeat
David Hockney’s Water
deep in the woods
in the small brook
his paint brush paints
Dog Days
it is good
to run in the brook
and dash through sun and shade
Covered Bridge
who will be
the first winter traveler
to cross the still running brook?
Savor The Day
some summer fun
cooling off the hooves
while strolling the brook
Homeward Bound
water’s purpose
to be ever
rushing home
The Brook
still running
before cold takes hold
and water stills
Intuition
at the water’s edge
in a world of green
the sense of being seen
Permission
as ice gives its form to water
permission is granted to wander
Running Brook
still running
the brook flees
winter’s hold
Fog’s Clarity
the future disappeared
along with the horizon
leaving the delicate determination of now
The Migration of Melt
the brook breaks free
and runs for the river
longing to unite with the sea
Lingering
baubles above the brook
just out of deer’s reach
last year’s apples
Jacob’s Brook
water runs to the long river
singing the final refrains of its song
before it is silenced by winter
Place
by the brook
under the apple tree
a good place to grow
Water’s Way
Cold that is no longer snow
makes a mad dash down the brook
rushing towards spring, trying to catch summer.
