Wednesday, February 20, 2013

A Piece of Sun


A year ago today, I wandered through nearby fields 
where I found flowers blooming in 
defiance of the calendar. I posted them 
now because I am in need of a bit of sunlight,
a bright happy patch onto which I can
hang my longing for a happier scene,
one that does not seem to have wrapped
us in a cold, itchy blanket.


The sunlight had even brought out the colors in this thorn tree;
the pale light honing the thorns to a sharper edge,
shiny black against their blue stems, with dark blood red
shadows warning of their dangers.

1 comment:

dive said...

Yay, crocuses.
I can't wait to see the first ones over here, Speedway, but we're due more snow toward the weekend. Hey ho.