After an incomplete thaw
the river becomes its own obstacle.
January Thaw
Only shadows dare
skate across the pond.
The Tempest’s Creation
The storm left
sculptures and mysteries
behind.
Quilted Sky
Tucked under a blanket of clouds
the river valley rests.
Entirety
rain drops into the pond
ripples merge
into the whole.
Lilly
Raspberry colored beauties
undeterred by the weather
wear raindrops like diamonds.
July Morn
Threatening skies
don’t intimidate
wild grass
Change
The thunderhead rolls in
soon to darken the blue sky with rain
and throw lightening bolts like Zeus.
Roots
Up-ended by weather, pulled from the ground;
decomposition returns you home to the earth.
Passing Storm
In the eye of the storm
you can catch a glimpse of God
watching over you.
Wind and Reeds
The river wears the weather like a skin
a snake skin she sheds from season to season
She slithers into winter, slowly slowed until dormant.
Cold Front
Between the cold front
and the warmth of the tail end of summer
is the blue sky of memory making.
Hearts
Tender hearts bear their leafy souls
to the sun and the weather of the day
as the wind chime cheers them on
and a spider’s web holds them up.