I peered
into an ocean
made of granite
The Solid Sea
Quiet
snow falling
and trees breathing
the only sounds
Birch Family
together enduring
the winter wind’s pruning
cleaved unto each other
Gossamer Layers
the day
twirled in
like a tutu lifting
The Teeth Of Winter
below zero
the air bites
and ice chews granite
Afternoon
winter
receiving and reflecting
the glorious sun
You
everyone’s looking around
I’m looking
right at you
Reverence
bowed to winter
seeing past reflection
into the future
Sparkler
deep green
in the fresh snow
casting sparks of life
Hope Held
the woods do
dream in snow
heaping hope on branches
A Scattering
the lovely wind
left
kisses behind
The Space That Absence Holds
it is
the place
where love remains
Two Tracks
hooves on ice
paws in snow
the followed and the follower
Through The Woods
you will find
their snowy roof
and Christmas pine
A Double Geography
the storm drew
a mountain range
on the palisades
The Garden Fence
in the white and gray landscape
we fasten our green hopes
to the rails
Captured Moment
falling
and then
suspended in time
Tucked Away
in the stillness
and the quiet
we begin again
Rest
the design
of dormancy
is renewal of energy
Once And Again
the river delivers
a splash
of blue sky
At Winter’s Door
wood elves
hang their hats
on the birch
Winter Travels
the current
not yet submerged
cold holds on
taking the ride
Most Precious Gift
the cheer
of being
near each other
Every Voice Raised
the chickadees
are caroling
the echos of rejoicing
The Woods Contented
their satisfaction of being
is to be filled
with newness
The Spark Of Tiny Berries
a glee of color
evidence
of nature’s joy
With Age
acceptance
built endurance
elegance in this new stage
A Cairn’s Mountain View
the memories
of memorials
holding human history
Hot In Cold
chili peppers
in the snow
intensifying their heat
Falling, Falling, Falling
each flake
slowly wandering
through the air