Feet crunch in the white
Walking down to the cleared road--
In between snow falls











In between the slats
The big brown Schnauzer peeks out;
Or do I peek in?

Pink ribbon, brown leaf,
White snow, tangled brown brambles:
Soft winter pastel.

Booming from the house
Music thuds across the snow
And into the woods.

Abandoned in bush
Snow covered nest sits exposed;
Fledglings have long fled.

Frozen in mid air
Iced leaves hang from pine branch tip--
Precarious gift.











A van passes by;
Two pairs of hands wave friendship.
I feel much warmer.

Sun peeps through the clouds
Illuminating berries
And blinding the snow.