Distracted by the dreary

My heart

wills

light

to win

forgetting

light

is shining 

now

between

behind

the clouds

Lady Sun!

Lady Sun

emerges

from days

of exile

triumphantly

enrobed

in majestic blue;

even the shadows

yearn up

to greet her

Jaded January

Midwinter

thaw

exposes

the litter

of humans

and of Nature

the green grace

of new growth

seems eons away

leaving us

sunk

in gray

in grit

suspended

like yesterday’s 

discarded

leaf

Choose your mood

Are clouds

crowding out

color

light and life

or dissolving

against the

relentless 

tide

of blue

afternoon?

Contrail

Sunrise
sets aglow
a distant
arrow
revealing
some aircraft's path,
perhaps
to warmer climes?

Whimsical Question

Hardy ducks

follow

the road

carved

by the thaw.

Do their feet

get cold

dabbling 

in the melt?

Unblinking

Pale

and perfect

Sister Moon

gazes down

unblinking

on a landscape

as white

and cold

as her own

face

In the foreground

Winter
has left
another bouquet
of frost-flowers
a handful
of frozen
stars

Solitary

Winter’s prisoner,

I yearn

toward the sun

from behind

bars of shadow

and light

Gilded Goodbye

Evening reveals

a vein of gold

left behind

by Lady Sun’s

passing

Between the Glass

Winter
creeps in
through any crack
sketching
skeletal feathers
and frozen
waterfalls

Brilliant

Winter’s iron grip

wrings out

all color

leaving the landscape

and sky

weak and faded;

only Lady Sun

burns bright

Looking back < > Looking forward

I started this blog on January 2, 2016.
Number of posts: 174
Longest streak: 101 days
Least productive month: October
Typical month: 11
Most frequent image: the water tower

I kept my resolution to write 100 poems in a row.

Below are links to my favorites from each month.

I promise to keep writing


The beginning

Winter, I love you

Flowers

Sister images

Tipping Point

May Day

The day after

Jenny's flower

At Eaux Claires

Willing a metamorphosis

Eyes open again

Suspense

Relative