galaxy
of sparkling gold
stars gather on the window
January Missive
the mail box
holds another
delivery of cold
Eyelet River
lacing the surface
cold threading
shore to shore
In Deference To Illumination
touched by light
so turned to gold
alchemy of cold
Secrets
winter gathers
at the pond’s edge
hiding cold amongst the reeds
The Brook
still running
before cold takes hold
and water stills
Jack Frost Morning
feathered
with cold
the world obscured
Cold Bloom
outside an arctic cold
warmed by the hot pink
of a houseplant’s bloom
Iceland
February grew
trees of ice
a forest of cold
Bittersweet
in iced sunlight
brightness sweetens
the bitter cold
River Frosted Pine
river cold
reaches up
frosting from below
Morning Moon
diamond edged air
cuts like a knife
morning moon’s cold light
Gathering
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.