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Subzero Heat

siren’s call
across the frozen landscape
red hot red

sunning yourself
on the fencepost
spirit in light

great heron
in the green
waiting to be seen

solitary amble
in the domain
of the ferns

basking in
May’s golden light
juxtaposed by shadow

like the eye
of a hurricane
stillness at the center

be still
in the darkness
for the light will find you

leaves newly gone
night unpacks her bags
no gloom in the glooming

self possessed
the surety of instinct
edges out all doubt

in the stillness
every line and curved
danced

a pause
from the pecking
resting on the rail

alone
with everything
between the clouds

a crow waits
with the rest of us
for the dawning of green

noble
winter profiles
outlined in white

brown eyed susans
strike a pose