Winter at Last

From Cold Spring Park, Newton, Massachusetts

in uncovered ears, 
ice-flakes tickle and tease
driven by bitter winds 

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Winter Majesty

dull January
reaches icy majesty,
at sunset

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On Lake Champlain

Ice Flowers on Lake Champlain by Kate Messner

frozen feathers, 
like winter remembers 
swans 

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Healing

Weave your story 
with mine, 
and we will never 
live alone. 

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Notes: If you have time, watch the incandescent poem below, the inspiration for my poem, found when I went looking for wind and waves. At this time of too many divisions, let’s remember the past and honor each others’ stories. We need to unite, fight the virus, not each other. 

Oral Traditions
— William Nu’Utupu Giles and Travis T.

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Putting Away

Time to celebrate,
time to remember,
but also 
time to put away.

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Behind the Tree Line

some days 
the light shines brightest 
behind the tree line 

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Happy New Year!

resolved,
to recognize stars 
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Sunset in Westford

Picture Credit: Leela Obilichetti, Westford, MA

Sunset sledders, 
free and unfettered, 
plummet downhill, 
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The Darkest Month

short, dark days 
let the fairy lights shine, 
long and bright 

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Thanks and Giving

The
leaves 
whirl, swirl, 
frisk and flutter, 
before settling into  
honey and russet blankets,
beech, maple, birch, oak, cherry. Continue reading

Season of Thanks

Thankful for family, 
the four who stay with me 
despite this year of separations.  Continue reading

November Chill

November’s damp chill 
settles into my bones 
despite weak sunshine 

National cemetery, 
row upon row of flags 

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