cold gathers
in the tree line
stronger than November sun
Efforts of Ice
sedulous winter
tries again and again
to make the cold hold
Courtship
frost feathers the window
even the cold romances spring
Echo of Wings
dragonflies
frozen in flight
the sound of the chime
hollowed by cold
Taciturn Sky
a rustle of leaves
the sleeting snow
single digits
dip below
Embers
last year’s leaves
embers of sunshine
defying the cold
Exhale
open mouthed
the barn
exhales cold
Attempt
cold hearted
barbed wire
fencing in winter
Steady
this winter’s snow
comes and goes
while steady is the cold
Sun Dance
Sunlight glittered
in the cold
dancing on the pond
Blue Noon
Clouds hide away the sun.
Cold paints the world blue.
Is this living on the moon?
Winter Bloom
The cold bears gifts
the fleeting bloom
of an ice orchid.
Winter’s Approach
Ice creeps across the marsh.
Pine trees await their white winter coats.
Cold sharpens the silence.
Cold Creek
The creek moves fast cutting its way
through the meadow towards the river
trying to outrun the inevitable freeze.
Frozen Wetland
Cold paints a picture in tans and greys and white.
Wind is the painter’s muse.
Window on Winter
As the cold has settled deep into the ground
stillness has wrapped itself around the house
and both accentuate
the smallest of movements and quietest whispers of the heart.
Color of Cold
The deeper the blue,
the colder the cold.
Dark before Night
In the winter days darkness comes long before night.
It can seem the sun shines only in the distance
while the cold grabs on tight as a tick.
Roof Tops
We are safe beneath the peaks and eves
as cold gathers in the big grey sky.