green field sparkles with frost
as winter takes residence
in the shadow’s depth
Withstanding
despite
a freezing night
still she blooms
Glory, Glory, Glory
a frozen star
a gift of light
a glimpse of the divine
Exultation
chosen she wears
the light of white
teaching lessons in joy
Behold
the light
of fog and frost
incarnation of hope
Edges
in the places
where we meet
we find who we are
Declaration
every edge
announced itself
declaring place in space
Courtship
frost feathers the window
even the cold romances spring
Gleaming
traverse the inevitable darkness
in honor of the gleaming
of the morning sun
Bravery
Precious bleeding heart
daring a hard frost
bursts forth
Diamond Woods
sunlight on frost
the woods bejeweled
and glittering
Spring’s Sentry
Creeping phlox
sneaks up the mountain
stalking the last of the frost.
Instigators
fiery redheads
maples flaunt color
daring a frost
Frosty Morn
The pond has broken winter’s icy hold
but the land struggles to shrug off the frosty morning cold.
Quiet White
Winter
white washes
the woods.
Sugared Maple
The frozen world
creates the leaf’s
next incarnation of beauty
Frost Beard
The stump
wears a stubble of frost
autumn’s five o’clock shadow
Golden Thread and Meadow Ribbon
A sparkling of frost
gloriously gift wraps
the meadow.
Alchemy
The spirit of Maxfield Parish frosted the ground
with a sorbet of oranges, purples and pinks.
A winter elixir that chills fairies’ drinks.
Nature’s Desire
Grass blades grow frost feathers.
Every molecule demanding that their place in the design be realized.
Nature’s desire is to manifest gloriousness.
Late Bloom
The first hard frost has taken all the leaves.
One brave bloom reaches for the sun.