At My Window
Pale Orb*
A pale orb brooding,
Omen of menace,
Behind winter’s veil,
Glares in retreat.
Bare boughs stirring,
So lacey and dark,
In spring never fail,
Await golden heat.
Small birds singing,
Bidden with hope,
Suffered every gale,
Lift wings to beat.
Dogs on ice loping,
Their masters arear,
Boats without sail,
Track with their feet.
Gulls stoic resting,
Waiting for thaw.
Their journey a tale,
They gather a fleet.
Hockey pucks flying,
Kids chilled to bone,
The fathers regale,
And mothers greet.
Ron Cohen © 2011
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Ron,
You’re quite the naturalist poet. You’ve captured the painful, exquisite beauty of winter and the pulse of renewal that comes with spring. Loved the line about the birds that suffered every gale. I think of those birds and how they survive storms and wish I felt as hardy at the end of winter. Now their work just begins, the mating, the building, the nesting and feeding of their young. I await their return with great anticipation. -Robin
Thanks as always Robin. Kind words and encouraging. You’re pretty eloquent yourself. -Ron