Winter Sabbath

Shepherds to valley songbirds south skiers to mountains students to books and mouse seeds in earth mother bear in rocks life protected from slashing wind and ice in belly of earth resting to give birth to spring songs and fruits perpetuating cycle. Starless sky opaque in shawl of white wrapping roofs and roads in silence of the night snow stars falling on bells and forest pines glittering coats and scarfs hurrying to the Light Jesus' flame of love melting hearts of ice blooming spring in winter in all receptive hearts silence of Sabbath finetuning hearts pruning sin and sickness for marvel of rebirth. God is to heart as sun to the earth from cold of winter death God will resurrect First Place Winner: Brian Strand-All Yours-6/25/21