winter – RED GLADIOLA

First Sakura

Pale pink petals unfurl
Minute against budding branches
Lingering chill of winter

arbor rain smells
of chlorophyll and earth
worms and robins
muddied sneakers

a snowflake falls
on an early
snowdrop

lackadaisical:
a chime lounges
on a windless day

elegant trees shed
teardrops of red
and ocher

Note: It’s been a while…I hope you all are well. =)

our breaths
wreathing together
in the winter air
reminds me of
our separation

cold toes
bloodletting
for winter solstice

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cloudy sentiment envelops
a world of stillness
the cars parked and snowed-in

I too, peering beyond
my window appear
content to be contained

the nights still hold midday’s breath
but on deceptive winds, the winged flee
heralding the approaching cold
fall’s crispness
winter
snap

I am the icicle;
sharp
and not yet
thawed

snow in a deluge —
each snowflake distinct
but unseen
in the masses

Snow hare

Under snow shower
Nervous hare twitches
Hawk on the prowl

Bench

beyond the window
snow-lined bench
invites homebodies