Light on the Darkest Nights

Moonlight falls
from high in the sky,
silvering
the latticed pine branches,
softly shining
on every trembling needle
like summer’s
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Winter Wasteland

under the dank pond, 
below its winter wasteland, 
slumber turtles 

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Down the Valley

Down the valley, 
churn and bubble, 
runs the river 
on the double, 
flowing past
town and trouble.  Continue reading →

Water over a Dam

starting anew 
letting the past flow away, 
water over a dam 

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First to Melt

the first bare circles, 
melted by the warm 
hearts of trees 

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Down a Stream

with permission of Hanna Greenwood

Every moment we had
together
falls like snowflakes Continue reading →

Dreaming of Stars

powder for skiing, 
snowflakes dreaming of stars, 
icy, frozen breath 

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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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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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Behind the Tree Line

some days 
the light shines brightest 
behind the tree line 

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