haiku

snow swirls through the airpeople huddle in houseswhile willow holds space

winter solstice dawnsi lie down as the coldnessdrags me into sleep

invisible moonradiates behind storm cloudsharvester of light

outside my windowa blackbird asks me gentlyare you okay?

leading to the brookhoof prints fade in melting snowpuddles on the bank

leading to the brookstream from septic effluent --once poison now clean

i ran away oncedarkness hid my departurehastened my return

sign at the spring warns:"Danger: Very Hot Water!"natural teapot

muted blue sky(peeking through darkening clouds)hides from the snow

aquariumholiday lightsfestive fish

picturesque Island Falls --rain and snow-melt fill the lakesicy river flows

natural stone stepsslippery from recent rains --​bloody swollen shin

streetlight on Route 2flickering to find brightnesslosing to the moon

mug of black coffeeday-old molasses donut --grey man dines alone

old weeping willowforty feet tall on Route 2horse-drawn cart rolls by

in my eye's corner:a chipmunk darts across the yardpast the sleeping cat

willow by the riverfrozen halfway up its trunkresting until Spring

hungry chipmunksits in the blueberry bushwinter solstice nears

in east Texaswindmills share the plainswith oil derricks

leaves gathersewer grate blocked --muddy sneaker