Hope is Green


bluejays shake their wings 
cottonfloss snowflakes tumble 
snowdrops dip low  

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Robins Return


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

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Layers of Light

clouds on Mount Greylock, 
ever-changing layers of 
dark and light 

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Mad for March

blue berries round 
piny and pungent 
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A Sweet Sting

remembering 
my mother, 
arms wide and strong
like tree branches 
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Winter Silence

the silence of snow, 
a cathedral of stillness,
until snowplows roar 

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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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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, 
as Saturn and Jupiter align.  Continue reading →

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 →

Maple Down Ditty

autumn rain 
slapping five with maple leaves, 
pitter-pat splats  

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