banquet on the vine
feast for feathered friends
Marker
in January
old views
feel new
Winter Bedding
the ground has lost it’s blanket
but the pond’s white sheet of ice
is still pulled tight
Balance
Oh to be
a snowflake
balanced on a branch
set in place by grace
residing in a sacred place
Beneath and Between
beneath the snow’s umbrella of white
between the porch and our dear crabapple tree
winter’s divine vista shines
Not Forgotten
a glimpse of light
on the darkest day
the sun has not forgotten us
Each One
every flake and crystal
contributes to
the glittering
Recognition
how splendid is the color brown
when it is all the color to be found
Perfect Proportion
the architecture
of a tree
sacred geometry
Frozen Lighting
a chandelier of ice
forms upon the pergola
Distinction
indifferent
to all shades of grey
the black and white
of early snow
Winter’s White Dress
it comes and comes and covers all
the ground, the trees and all of fall
Embellished
berries bright
in drifts of white
winter adorns us
Hushed
quietest of sounds
autumn being sshh’d
first snow filling the woods
Whisper
a whisper of winter
a dusting of snow
so long autumn
hello cold
Moosilauke
our gentle giant
the first to wear snow
shows us how the season will go
Snow Approaches
elevations
closest to heaven
wear white first
Memories
while winter batters
the white old house
her curtains remember
summer’s breeze
Snowscape
the whispers of bullrush
the patterns of the wind
the desert of winter
Roar
the lion of March
continues to roar
Tributary
a white path
wanders the woods
the creek in winter
Barn and Branch
honoring the importance of dormancy
neither barn nor branch is impatience
By Any Other Name
winter’s red roses
sumac in snow
Glow
the willow glows
because she knows
the surety of spring
Distance
when spring seems
the farthest from home
it is March
Listening
the stillness
of the frozen
field and river
can be heard
Hunger
late february afternoon
everything hungers for light and warmth
so quickly the sun recedes
Chorus
the hedgerow sings
late winter’s song
on whispering leaves
Profiles
noble
winter profiles
outlined in white
Calm
the new day is hushed
quieted by white
a calm dawn