wind swirls
skirts of snow
at the feet of trees
Flight
tail feathers
dipped in sunshine
rising on the updraft of spring
Sky Light
a ray of light
within the dark
rekindles hope
and warms the heart
Only
sunlight and shadows
traverse
the pristine field
Standing Side By Side
rooted in the now
the wind
is their breath
Fences
keeping out
and keeping in
the work of wire and wood
Quiet White
bright blue sky
hushed by clouds
quiet white surrounds
Home Sweet Home
in a blueberry sky
whipped cream clouds
top Sunday Mountain
Echo of Wings
dragonflies
frozen in flight
the sound of the chime
hollowed by cold
Keeping
pickets bravely attempt
to keep the sunshine
in the winter yard
Yearning
the trunk
entwined and crossed
a wish for old forest growth
Blue
winter paints
the blue light portrait
of birch with iris
How Long the Winter
how deep the snow
how thick the ice
how far the mountains
Disambiguation
frozen pond
winter travels on
long shadows
Shades
undiluted by colors
complexities of grey
emerge and educate
Neighbor
rest and nest
in a house in the woods
where wind is the nearest neighbor
The Path
peacefulness travels
the snow covered bridge
welcome it home
Collective
six stones
supported by
the rest of the rock wall
Solitude
morning’s memory
sparkling steps
of a midnight stroll
January Yards
a veil of mist
a curtain of crabapples
the fabric of winter
Gleaming
traverse the inevitable darkness
in honor of the gleaming
of the morning sun
New Horizons
winter caresses
the line of the limb
the reach of the branch
every new horizon
Bang
the frozen rock
a crack
the world is born
Day Break
banishing another night
day burns bright
Off Season
the summer house
in winter entertains
snow and cold
Taciturn Sky
a rustle of leaves
the sleeting snow
single digits
dip below
Drowsy Drones
soft as the falling snow
the hum and thrum
of sleeping bees
Quiet Courage
bowed to the forces of nature
resilience is the heart
of the wind swept pine
Dark Sky
dormancy depends
on darkness gathering round
the necessary shroud
sheltering inchoate spring
Marker
in January
old views
feel new