Tag Archives: winter

Waiting for Spring

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

In the absence, I feel longing. The longing cannot be explained away, dissected, bisected, and catalogued. It is blood deep, bone deep, urgent; and the waiting hurts. The absence wants filling—the rising of this sunken sap, the swelling of these … Continue reading →

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Wide View of Winter’s Blue

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

The view of the Rockies from Estes Park, CO

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My Winter Companions

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

Where do you go in the bristly night so as not to freeze–to save your life? What strong will keeps you coming back to a feeder’s ice and water stack? Stretching wing, defending still my yard, my deck, my windowsill, … Continue reading →

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Dripping Days

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

Gentle dripping days, a soft soak on a sucking parched sand, makes me smile, umbrella in hand, camera in hand–a balancing act fed by passion and sighs.

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Rocky Mountain Almost High

Posted on January 25, 2013 by
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A Migraine Haiku

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

Once again, I woke with a migraine.  As I lay “suffering” (add strings here), I got poems forming in my head.  I don’t know if it’s creative genius, Motrin-induced stupor, or just crazy; but at any rate. this is my … Continue reading →

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The Girl with the Purple Gloves

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

There is white snow in blue winter light, purple gloves and an ample scarf, with enough giggle and imagination to warm the world.

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Color Me Cold

Posted on December 27, 2012 by
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November Roses

Posted on November 10, 2012 by

November roses, resisting the calendar, resisting the urge to die and wither and fertilize. New life opens to an uncommon warm and tells me winter is indeed coming; aspects of the cold already shatter my weak heart, but in this … Continue reading →

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Winter SPRINGS Eternal

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Just when you thought you could bring out the shorts and sandals.  We had snow in the desert on the 13th and 14th.  Winter’s last hurrah, I guess.

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