Winter

WINTER How wondrous… A cold winter’s day Frigid air snaps the face And wakes it from comfortable warmth Blanketed white… A winter’s ground is tucked away Smoothed, clean surface Folds into corners of thickets Lone track … A small creature seeks repast Imprints in the crystalline surface Leave behind a trail to its destination Pure white… Punctuated with grays and browns Beauty in stark desolation Feeds the senses Royal entrance… Fluttered appearance of a brilliant red cardinal Commands the scene He owns the naked branch Last afternoon vestiges… Linger as long as possible Brilliant red perched on a jagged gray line Peruses the diamond sparkles laid at his feet Night falls… this day is one of a kind….