wednesday again winter
storm warning raccoon
in the pond broken ice
snow all a trample fish
still sleeping insomnia
squires me long
lit nights short
dim days pressed
warm against me
the dog's paws twitch
garden busy with barking
sparrows squirrels pine-
siskins black-capped
chickadees nuthatches
even the pileated wood-
pecker raven boasting
from the tallest tree ice
on the tree limbs ice
on mine sleep
a clumsy skate on thick
rippled surfaces and now
the snow comes
--
Sharon Brogan
http://www.sbpoet.com
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