A Music of Words

Beyond hummingbird
Sun lands on distant mountain;
All without a sound.

Sun streaks on the snow
Grow bright as the sun rises;
Not a tree limb moves.

 

In these tangled limbs
Morning sun whispers secrets,
Then shouts at the field.

 

Two nesting snow eggs
Sit on a rock in the stream;
(Will hatch some water).

Fence posts bend and stretch;
Snow mounds become translucent--
In the morning light.

 

 High up in the woods
Distant voices rise and fall:
A music of words.

Broken  tree branches
Join the others on the road;
A great wind last night.

 

She turns towards her house
Melting into the beige woods;
Shadows embrace her.