four winds haiga

north wind

sandy — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:23:01 +0000

on the windowsill,
the cobalt iris shivers~
a cerulean sky

respite

sandy — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:29:10 +0000

yesterday’s thaw,
puddles glow in the sunrise~
crows skate

winter bones

sandy — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:53:30 +0000

a bright sunset
caught the oak just so,
winter bones

night sky

sandy — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:57:56 +0000

waking before dawn
to a sky of fading stars,
a new white blanket

haiga

sandy — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:02:33 +0000

another morning,
I checked the chokecherry tree~
damn, no chickadees

shelter

sandy — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:28:42 +0000

twisted and mossy,
the old sugar maple stands~
winter storms rage on

snow day

sandy — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:51:05 +0000

a long day of snow,
the herb garden slowly fades~
juncos dot the ground

dreams

sandy — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:40:05 +0000

climbing the worn steps
of the town’s old Carnegie,
my mind is already
headed to distant places,
a saturday traveler

late fifties summer,
stuck in rural Oklahoma
a girl has to dream

morning songs

sandy — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:28:27 +0000

admiring frost,
as I walk the winding path,
late for the sunrise

eightº

sandy — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:32:09 +0000

pulling on wool socks,
I watch a golden-eyed sun
travel up the cedar
buttoning my flannel shirt,
a downy lands on the suet

quiet

sandy — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:37:36 +0000

alone in the woods
on this late december day
in the freeze-dried air,
snowflakes dance and disappear
into the utter stillness

garden in winter

sandy — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:53:57 +0000

the morning surprise
of poppies in the garden~
an icy wind blows

morning

sandy — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:05:53 +0000

filling the feeders,
under a gradient sky~
a howl from the woods

just this

sandy — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:42:31 +0000

crossing paths
with a northbound crow~
a marbled sky

dark time

sandy — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:02:52 +0000

approaching solstice,
on the road before sun up~
starlight travelers

night snow

sandy — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:30:04 +0000

❄ ❆ ❅

in the dark of night,
the first snowflake floats down~
a million follow

in the night,
the first snowflake~
morning tracks

bare ground

sandy — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:14:31 +0000

the golden fern fronds
glow at the edge of the woods,
maybe snow this week

glitter

sandy — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:22:31 +0000

just after sunrise,
a few glorious moments~
optimistic crows

giving thanks

sandy — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:03:29 +0000

making memories
as snow falls on golden leaves,
a warm apple pie

yellow sky

sandy — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:28:21 +0000

the sun rises,
white gulls glide
through a yellow sky