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Tag: winter

Posted on April 5, 2026March 25, 2026

Winter Reconstituted

at night
ice made anew
from yesterday’s melt

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Posted on April 3, 2026March 25, 2026

Overnight

winter returned
like a stray cat
on the morning stoop

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Posted on March 12, 2026March 9, 2026

The Ending Starts The Beginning

a return to origins
feeding the source with self
life circles and circles

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Posted on March 10, 2026March 2, 2026

Black And White

winter carves
sharp edges
into time

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Posted on March 6, 2026March 1, 2026

Lift Off

it is faith
that always
proceeds flight

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Posted on March 5, 2026March 1, 2026

What Nothing Gives

healing eventually
takes place
in the empty space
not a return
a new way of being


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Posted on March 4, 2026March 1, 2026

Awaiting Spring

this fringe of cold
the beauty before
the beauty of leaves

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Posted on March 3, 2026March 1, 2026

Sigh

secretly held breath
miraculously exhaled
spaciousness arrives

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Posted on March 1, 2026February 24, 2026

Brookside

a flit of red
cardinal considering
nesting options

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Posted on February 27, 2026February 23, 2026

Fine Lines

traced in snow
the grace and reach
of a leafless tree

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Posted on February 25, 2026February 16, 2026

Late Afternoon Flurry

oh to be home
snug in the warm
while winter winters on

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Posted on February 20, 2026February 11, 2026

Dressed For The Season

leaves wearing
shawls of
wind knitted snowflakes

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Posted on February 18, 2026February 11, 2026

Recognition

mid February in the woods
winter’s eye looked in mine
and winked I do believe

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Posted on February 17, 2026February 11, 2026

Sound Effects

memories carry
the babble
of the now silent brook

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Posted on February 16, 2026February 11, 2026

In The Teeth Cracking Cold

winter kept
her claws out
refusing to let go

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Posted on February 15, 2026February 11, 2026

Geography Of Snow

minor mountains
zig zag
in light and shadow

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Posted on February 12, 2026February 8, 2026

Impelled

no prisoner to the cold
impeded and still
the brook runs free

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Posted on February 10, 2026February 4, 2026

For Those Who Walked Ahead

we follow your path
and thank you
for making our journey easier

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Posted on February 9, 2026February 4, 2026

Spot Of Green

in the pale landscape
winter elevates
moss and lichen

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Posted on February 8, 2026February 4, 2026

Beneath The Snowy Pine

the storm
makes shelter
of itself

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Posted on February 5, 2026January 30, 2026

Slow Falling

we were inside
the snow globe
looking out

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Posted on February 3, 2026January 25, 2026

Held

in the tall woods
I am small
right sized in nature’s palm

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Posted on January 30, 2026January 25, 2026

Winter Poet

cattails write
a single line of poetry
on the river’s icy page

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Posted on January 29, 2026January 25, 2026

Here

stand in the woods
with the quiet and the white
you are a part of the beauty and the peace

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Posted on January 28, 2026January 19, 2026

All Sorts And Conditions

in snow and ice
a branch both nude and barked
leaves sheltered and exposed

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Posted on January 25, 2026January 19, 2026

Sugared Balsam

the night delivered
a fresh shimmer
to greet the morning

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Posted on January 24, 2026January 19, 2026

An Arch Of Trees

we recognize this threshold
and step through
to tranquility

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Posted on January 23, 2026January 19, 2026

Dear Dusty Miller

retrieved from the garden in late October
now on January’s window sill
defying winter with your growth and green

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Posted on January 21, 2026January 21, 2026

Below The Beaver Dam

even the stillness
stops
to catch up to itself

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Posted on January 20, 2026January 13, 2026

Sparkling Wonder

winter’s breath
blessing every twig
bedazzling the landscape

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