Morning daydreams chase the falling snow
in swirls of good intentions and solid ambitions–
with a sprinkling of old books, soft music and
cups of hot, honeyed tea, I settle down to
work with the pup at my feet.
Wednesday Morning
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Around
Wrap yourself around me
and keep me warm.
Winter Thoughts
Thoughts in winter stumble with
a stop-action rhythm
both jarring and comforting.
With hard edges and delicate skeletons,
they push to the forefront of consciousness;
greedy, needy and completely camouflaged
in the light of the cold January sky.
Shadows on the Snow
two versions: infinite stories
This moment: 9 am driving the kids to school today
This Moment inspired by Amanda Blake Soule at soulemama.com
On the Museum Steps
Rest here with me.
Sit down on the marble steps, tell me what you’re thinking.
After we sketch the sculptures, after we write poetry
in notebooks, right before we leave for dinner–
Rest here with me.
Sit down on the marble steps, tell me one more time,
what you’re thinking.
A love of snow
not for skiing
or for shoveling,
not for driving
or for boarding,
but for dreaming
and for steaming
river waters–
for crunching
beneath boots
and napping deeply
on sycamore roots–
for kissing long lashes
and drifting softly
as crystal ashes
Riding in the car
my thoughts turn to…
a conversation on a busy city street
the paint stains on my jeans
passing farms and the families that call them home
aunts and uncles long since passed
my lost mitten
the stunning blue sky
Morning Frost
I awaken to ice frosting the fields
and wish I could feel the cold and
the sting on my tongue.
Happy Christmas
There is nothing in the world so irresistibly
contagious as laughter and good humor.
from A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
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