November on the Brain

The first startling snow melts. 
The evidence of an odd year 
disappears into wet puddles 
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Orchid Wings

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daydreams of flying,
white wings, soaring, gliding
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Evergreen

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icy rain falls,
sleet pings and taps
but can’t darken
an evergreen heart

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New Snow

Tree branches tipped with snow

a delicious layer
of elusive snow,
a shiver of excitement

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The Roar

Newton Upper Falls with snowflakes flying

roaring, white water
churns with the golden soil
of my fears

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Winter White

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Winter’s white sleeves
and icy tresses
are absent
this warm winter.
Unexpectedly,
I miss them.

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#PoetryFriday — Starry, Starry Spring

Flowering Tree

starry petals,
snow foreshadowed
their fall

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Signs of Spring

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snow doesn’t stick
buds burst, robins return
it’s spring

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Under the Snow

Tiny Japanese irises

Under the snow
that falls today,
are blooms that
smell like blue sky
and sunshine.

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Snow Flies

Newton Upper Falls with snowflakes flying

snow flies
tingles but doesn’t bite,
winter’s waning

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Heavy as Thought

Thick snow on tree branches

silent snowfall
the weight of water,
heavy as thought

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Bittersweet Blues

Stormstorm with blue house

bittersweet spring,
winter has overstayed
cold silence

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