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Monday, January 23, 2023

Lenten Rose


Lenten Rose

As I give up hope
In the landscape
Of months-old decline
Dissolution
Of the living colors
To brown, gray, black
Beneath my feet
The irresistible
Will of season awakes

Not a grave
Never a grave
Always a battlefield
Verdant, pulsing beauty
Will hide no longer
But pushes the cold
Spent leaves aside
Drawing strength
Feeding on death's detritus

Pushing aside the previous
Striving for a wan sun
To begin the reign
Hellebores
With hope your sceptre
Victory perennial your orb
The ecstasy of life
Cycles above the ground
To share flower crowns in joy






©️Donna Maurice  image/poem 2023

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Gold Wind


The highland wind
Shakes aspen leaves
And pine scent flows
Autumn air cleaves
Forest spirits
I hear them leave
Snow comes, they know
Winter, death's eve
Blazing in gold
Quiver, restive
Impatient root
When comes the reave
Not soon enough
Cold ease of sleep






©️Sylphide poem/image 2021




Saturday, October 16, 2021

Lake Life



mirror of the lake
serenity blurs focus
golden blue autumn

herons have journeyed
turtles and frogs begin dreams
beneath the frostline

the fishes stay deep
leaving water calm, glass smooth
schooling for ceilings






©️Sylphide poem/image 2021



Creek



sculptor unceasing
mists the air in its effort
even as ice, molds





©️Sylphide poem/image  2021

Saturday, October 2, 2021

Change To Autumn


Change To Autumn

Against the bluebird sky
Golds and reds
Delight the eye
Clean winds quake
The aspens' leafy eyes
  
How lovely are those hues
When shortened
Are the day's blues
Longer nights
Tell the trees what to do

The people come to see
Flames of leaves
On each changed tree
Marvelous
Vivid, gorgeous queens









©️Sylphide  poem/image 2021