Monday, January 30, 2012

winter carnival 2012


























spoiled leaves
in January's thaw-
Winter Carnival






the winter sparrows
have all gone silent-
sunlight's creep






snow and weeds
all along the terrace-
how pale your eyes






empty stalks
gather close by the wall-
winter wind






empty stalks
shiver on the wind-
my errant heart






a cold wind
tugging at my sleeves-
daylight retreats





4 comments:

altadenahiker said...

Worth the wait.

-K- said...

I'm not surprised all the sparrows have gone silent. It's a beautiful but bone-chilling place to be.

Vida said...

"Worth the wait" indeed. These are all wonderful, Willie!

Tito said...

Love the jump between the two images in the "snow/weeds : eyes" verse. They start far apart, yet, with repeated reading, draw closer and closer. Filmic!