First Snow of Winter

Walk of Sunday, November 20, 2016






Everything's frosted;

Suddenly the world is white--

First snow of winter.

Drops from my roof top

Foretell the end of the snow

Just as it began.

Huddled in her stall

Collette enjoys her breakfast;

Peeks out at the snow.

Old skeletal husks

Taking on a new function:

Snow receptacles.

Despite the snow fall

The stream continues to flow--

Some things never change.

Deep forest is whiter;

Brisk breeze murmurs in the trees--

Then all is silent.

Still cling to the trees:

Brown leaves that have lost their way

And found a new home.

Shaking like a leaf

Small bird sits on a high branch

Against the slate sky.