The Sweetest Sign

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Its been a hard winter but spring can't be far behind

Vital fluids slowly drip
into the bucket below.
Caught in 
black and white landscape
of trees, snow and shadow
in the early dawn.
our breath forms clouds
but breathing in 
we smell woodsmoke
and new maple syrup.
Surely the sweetest 
sign of spring.

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Suzanne C. Goudreau

Date: 11/3/2017 7:18:00 PM

Beautifully done. The images and descriptions are breathtaking.

D.W. Rodgers
Date: 11/4/2017 3:57:00 PM

Thanks Suzanne. It's not quite the season for maple syrup, although it's always good on pancakes and ice cream. But seems to be an element of randomness to the Soup's featuring poems.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 3/12/2014 9:27:00 AM

Makes me think of maplefest in Montreal.

D.W. Rodgers
Date: 3/12/2014 11:24:00 AM

Thanks glad it brought back a memory.