Winter’s white fingers
reach for Spring.
Contortion
Acrobatic twists and turns
may be required
to remain in place.
Craftsmanship
Woven with beak and artistry
beauty weathers winter
to house the new life of spring.
Luminosity
Icy candles’
rainbow flames
light the day.
Stars on the Stairs
There is magic
under foot.
Violet Green
Beloved houseguest African violet
provides a jolt of green
a harbinger of spring.
Vision
The birch’s
omniscient eye
watches all.
Guardians
February thorns
protect the idea
of a rose.
Narcissus
Push, push, push.
Spring is forced
from a pebble filled bowl.
In The Hush
Quietly beauty cloaks the land
allowing the silence of the soul to speak.
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Snow Blossoms
As transient as the dawn
snow blossoms hold onto the branch
with the power of a wish.
Ikebana
Arranged by the Great Spirit
everything in nature
embodies balance and harmony.
Adornment
Bright berries
dress up
dowdy winter days.
Liquid Leaves
Beneath the flow of melted snow
the leaves colors become fluid.
Snow Cones
Golden leaves filled with sparkle
a winter delicacy of the woodland fairies.
The Tempest’s Creation
The storm left
sculptures and mysteries
behind.
Capacity
Residing on a single stem
a trinity of spirals
each holding what it can
Hoofprint Heart
With each step
a little love
was left behind.
Portrait of a Winter Day
In the stillness
all possibilities
are incubated.
Snow Globe
Grandma Moses snow
floated on the cold
as magic encased us.
Virtuosity
A solitary leaf
exquisitely demonstrates
the art of being.
Gallant-Tree
In the thickest part of the thicket
where the footing was most precarious
a branch held my weight and restored my balance.
Chivalry lives in the woods.
Curls
Golden girl of the forest
the birch wears its bark
in a cascade of curls.
Entwined
Two trunks separated only by
a whisper of wind
a ray of light.
Forest Magic
golden wands
adorned with dewdrop diamonds
tools for casting a spell of beauty
Halo
Blessed is the humble seed
who is the spirit of the earth
Time
As the oak leaf rests on granite
millenniums cradle this season.
Winter Bloom
The cold bears gifts
the fleeting bloom
of an ice orchid.
Sweets
Winter candy coats the ground
and transforms it
into a nonpareil.
Sugared Maple
The frozen world
creates the leaf’s
next incarnation of beauty