January Snow


Snow on holly branches,
icy cold freezing my nose —
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Robins Return


I take comfort,
no matter white streaks
in my hair, endless 
cold nights, and
long work days —

the seasons turn– Continue reading

Happy New Year!

May your 2024 reach the heights,
while you stay warm and cozy.
May your family be free of fights
and your home quiet and rosy.

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Late December

Winter days dwindle, 
tree lights, tinsel and 
hearts kindle. 
Chilled to the bone, 
those who roamed 
came home. 

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September Sunday

Cooling wind, 
a lonely dog, 
insect arpeggios, 
slow rolling fog: 
autumn’s song and 
the highway hum.
May Monday morning
never come.

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Standing Tall

outside the box, 
even mushrooms are homes 
full of heart 

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Never Still

light shifts in the trees,
fallen leaves tumble and turn,
going with the flow

beached downstream for a moment
before another wind comes

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Sunset Magic

sunset unfolds
one still summer night, 
and restores my mood 

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Umbrella Stained Glass

toasties and crumble 
beneath a magical sky, 
family smiles  

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Abbey Twilight

cloudless sunset, 
spun gold at the horizon, 
Irish twilight   

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On a Cold and Frosty Morning

February glumps and glooms. 
Evergreens don snowy costumes.  

Swansdown swirls in the frosty dawn, 
and the wind’s song is woebegone.  

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In the Flow

memories flash, 
silver fish in the shallows 
river-cold then gone 

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