Notes About The Poem
Its been a hard winter but spring can't be far behind

The Sweetest Sign

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.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Goudreau Avatar
November 3, 2017 at 7:18 PM
Beautifully done. The images and descriptions are breathtaking.
Rodgers Avatar
November 4, 2017 at 3:57 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.
Lamoureux Avatar
March 12, 2014 at 9:27 AM
Makes me think of maplefest in Montreal.
Rodgers Avatar
March 12, 2014 at 11:24 AM
Thanks glad it brought back a memory.
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