Sharp peaks jab the sky
dark pines wear thick coats of snow
blue skies over all
Sierra Nevadas
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Category Archives: seasons
Out of the woods
We both had bad dreams
but she’s okay, Portland-bound,
scratching poison oak.
January thaw
Like skin, snow sags droops
puckers. Tears slide across a
hard crusty surface.
Snow
So light, delicate.
But under its weight trees crack.
Roofs collapse. Hearts fail.
Snowstorm
The heavens open,
the earth a new firmament
dusted by cold stars.
Lake effect: Upstate New York
Thirty miles away
there’s sunshine. But in the Snow
Belt, it’s two feet deep.
Windy night
Outside the wind chimes
plead, usually placid
notes wrenching, piercing.
January thaw
Sodden ground swampy
a mash of leaves, plants, flowers
once distinct, now soup.
Winter sun
Summer is golden
butterscotch, January
skim milk, thin weak pale.
Overlooked
Forgotten summer
umbrella aged by winter’s
wig of heavy snow.
