dark and dense
like a good chocolate cake
first snow a powdered sugar dusting
The Earth
A Bloom Near Winter’s Edge
once one of many
now the last remaining
ending with a beginning
All The Season Always
there is a veil
between winter and spring
comprised of the remains of summer and fall
How Winter Looks back
flakes freezing
as they fall
winter’s long goodbye
Bravery
to be
in the world
just as you are
As Winter Leaves She Stomps Her Feet
this heavy snow
is just the other side
of rain
The Weather’s Hook And Thread
the new snow
crochets the woods
into lace
We Hold Each Other Up
remains of summer blooms
provide the structure for
blossoms made of snow
Winter’s Last Picnic
a table cloth
of snow
sunshine the only guest
Emeralds and Diamond Ice
the forest grows
her own kind
of jewels
Self Propelled
the birch’s ruffles
don’t need the wind
to flutter
Blue Sunset
a slice of light
between
dark and night
Elemental Mixed Media
a collage
of not yet
spring
Color Lifts Us Up
long grey day
and then a saving
flash of blue
Indefatigable Snow
pouring from the sky
like powdered sugar
through a sieve
Lazy Snow
dawdling flakes
in no hurry
to reach the ground
Wind Break
even without leaves
still slowing the wind
the ceaseless work of trees
Drifting
mountains upon mountains
the wood’s topography
ever changing
One Of Those Two In Love
Mrs. Mourning Dove
assumes her post
awaiting his return
The Landscape In Lipstick
a smile
flashed
in red
Seek Refuge
the world rages
in the woods
peace reigns
The River Autonomous
breaking through
the shackles of cold
fleeing towards spring
February Garden
the bench
takes a sun bath
while imagining green
Scout In The Woods
blazing the trail
but always keeping
within sight
Red Twig Dogwood
a barricade of color
holding winter blahs
at bay
Ever Changing
the sky teaches
nothing stays
not even all this gray
Liberation
set free
by the sun
run river run
Snow On The Horizon
the sky and trees
both thinned
by cold
Winter Is A Spider
the web
she weaves
is a dense tapestry
This Side Of The Woods
is the lone tree lonely
or proud to be
the sentry…