november sky
Barren trees with branches reaching
rendered steel by frosty mornings
mourning the lush and luminous summer
now only memory can find
Before the springtime resurrection
before the sun’s glad warmth reviving
before the sap returns to strengthen
darkness turns us inward
Cherish the flame that thrives in shadow
the bitter wind that drives us closer
hold fast, for though the storm clouds threaten,
the sun still rules the sky
Photo taken on November 6, 2009
watch cat
On a tidy little street in a tidy little yard
there’s a tidy little house in yellow
There’s a tidy little cat on the windowsill
and he’s such a purr-fect fellow.
Taken on August 5, 2010
