winter silhouettes
a copse of sailboat masts cut
from the dawning sky
Cold
the constant north wind-
a forest of leaning trees
hunched against the cold
–
april fools-
a robin’s tracks
in the snow
Dawn
rivers of sunlight-
the waking ocean meets the sky
and the coming dawn
–
sunrise-
morning glory
blossoms
Shore
a once proud lighthouse
wind battered, cracked and aging
still stands defiant
–
chalk cliffs-
scoured by
an angry sea
Spring
over greening trees
the ashen face of winter
watches the sunrise
–
peep frogs-
rainfall on
the river
Family
corrupted and vile
poisonous invasive roots
unwilling to yield
–
oblivious-
wandering into
a nest of vipers
History
a fleeting moment
captured in a photograph
when we were in love
–
a glass of wine-
this shoebox full
of torn photos
Drought
angry bitter tears
burn as they roll down her face
and fall to the dirt
–
arid fields-
dust gathers
around his feet
Light
downtown abandoned-
sickly yellow light leaks from
a single street lamp
–
moths-
the guttering
porch light
Cold
the constant north wind-
a forest of leaning trees
hunched against the cold
–
april fools-
a robin’s tracks
in the snow
Dawn
rivers of sunlight-
the waking ocean meets the sky
and the coming dawn
–
sunrise-
morning glory
blossoms
Shore
a once proud lighthouse
wind battered, cracked and aging
still stands defiant
–
chalk cliffs-
scoured by
an angry sea
Spring
over greening trees
the ashen face of winter
watches the sunrise
–
peep frogs-
rainfall on
the river
Family
corrupted and vile
poisonous invasive roots
unwilling to yield
–
oblivious-
wandering into
a nest of vipers
History
a fleeting moment
captured in a photograph
when we were in love
–
a glass of wine-
this shoebox full
of torn photos
Drought
angry bitter tears
burn as they roll down her face
and fall to the dirt
–
arid fields-
dust gathers
around his feet
Light
downtown abandoned-
sickly yellow light leaks from
a single street lamp
–
moths-
the guttering
porch light
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