A QUESTION FOR ROBERT FROST
“Nature’s first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold;Her early leaf’s a flower, but only so an hour.So leaf subsides to leaf, so Eden …
LIGHT BRIEFLY CAPTURED
One red leafSettling and shining in the brookCatches and holds the thinning lightOf an October afternoonIts tentative crimson triumphShouting against the coming darkness One tree stretched …
FEBRUARY 2013 BLIZZARD
Oh, yes, it came. They said it would, and it did, but not quite as severe as predicted.The snow started coming down in pinpricks last …
OCTOBER LEAVES
Leaves cling to their branchesThey flutter in the strong east windAll of them aimed for DeathDead already, really – not knowing – Still they dance fragile …
THIS GOLD AND GREEN OCTOBER
This gold and green OctoberIs charming usAnd teasing usAnd causing us to say silly things like…“Oh, it’s really not that long until April…” And making us …
JANUARY IN MONOCHROME
So here it is, another New Year’s Eve gone by. I must admit that the Christmas tree is losing its charm as it drops needles …
PEACH PERFECTION
Like Christmas, it only comes once a year. So don’t miss it. If you love fresh peaches like I do, “hie thee hither” to your …
TINGE OF AUTUMN
What’s that change in the air, that subtle tang that wasn’t there last week? Oh, I see, it’s time to flip the calendar. September is …
VERGE OF SPRING
The vernal equinox! Just two days from now. Can you feel it in the air? Today I opened a window and didn’t shudder. What a …