the softness
and mysterious white light
oh to be enveloped in silence
Welcomed
The Sky Sighs Snow
quiet
falls down and piles up
manifesting the white depth of solitude
Ferocious Beauty
the birch
bows down
to winter
How It Comes
barely noticeable at first
the white outline gathering
on every branch and blade
A Sugaring Snow
here for just a moment
not enough to increase
the mountain’s hips
Lazy Snow
dawdling flakes
in no hurry
to reach the ground
We Gather Near The Hearth As
tiny flakes
of a big snow
fall on our little house
Window Panes In The Woods
trunks and branches
from the view
of outside outside
Winter’s Enigma
inside the flurry
resides
a particular tranquility
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Unexpected Snow
trees still wearing
their autumn colors
put on a shawl of white
At The Border
on the edge of the storm
we are not quite yet
consumed by the commotion
The Work Of Faith
grain in the silo
barn full of hay
devotions made each day
Holding Whatever Is Offered
the pasture
empty of cows
filling with snow
This Is How Winter Begins
a snowfall
so fine
to be almost invisible
Darkness Gives Us Light
and so
the breath of snowfall
can be seen
Signal Spot
light
without light
lantern in the woods
Lightness
slowly falling light
easing us
out of the dark
Fare Thee Well
feathered ones know
winter says goodbye
in snow
We
inside the storm
we feast and sing
life demands our living
Mountainside
black bird rests
in the red winter rose
snowfall’s tableau
River Birch In Snowfall
the quieting white
shrouds
December’s last days
Seeker
foraging the snowdrifts
searching through the snowflakes
woody browse to ruminant
Dried
Before the first flake falls
the dried wild flower
shares a flurry of beauty.