Winter Poems
Dancing in Harmony Beneath the Clouds
White clouds punctuated
By blue skies and bare branches
Nature in flux
Soft and Sharp Grasses Dancing in the Storm
Spindly dormant grass
A crown of thorns spirals inward
What are we killing?
Roots and Dirt
Snail-like roots descend
Reaching for soil and water
Connection happens
Chines with Snow
Oriental chimes
Blanketed with snow and silence
Waiting for springtime
Dreaming of Butterflies
Handmade butterflies
Soar past my window into life
The world beckons us
Waiting for Springtime
A stocked fire pit waits
Snow-covered limbs too wet to burn
Invisible friends.
Crown of Thorns Wrapped Around a Bark-Stripped Tree
Stripped bark reveals truth
Thorny vines stab those who lie
False messengers lurk
Weeds with Snow
Tiny shriveled buds
Snow weighs down delicate weeds
Unexpected beauty
Snow-covered Magnolia Dreams
Brown and green leaves curl
Hold the innocence of snow
A fairytale world
My Vétheuil in the Mist
My Vétheuil in winter
A crooked snow-covered branch
Pointing to mystery
New Leaves in a Ball of Snow
New leaves arrive too soon
Encased in a ball of snow
Will they shake off death?
Winter Rhythms
Winter’s syncopation
Twigs play counterpoint to branches
All life breathes as one