IN THE DEPTHS OF PURPLE CLOUDS

 

In the depths of purple clouds

Soft and temperate as the night

Masks the setting of the sun

And hides the fading of the light 

THE EAGLE SOARS

The eagle soars

On majestic wings

Effortless in flight

Riding thermals

In the distant sky

IN THE MOIST EARLY MORNING

 

In the moist early morning

Dew drops embrace

The willow stems

Like lovers’ tears

Until they evaporate

Under the sunlight’s caress

LUNAR LIGHT SPARKLED

 

Lunar light sparkled

On twinkling ice, mimicking

Celestial cousins

 

THE DECEMBER MOON WAS FULL

 

The December moon was full

And bathed the landscape

In its bright lunar light

So that the ice crystals sparkled

Like diamonds in the snow

 

BARE SKELETAL TREES

 

Bare skeletal trees

Dressed now in ice and frost

Shivering in the wind

A SOFT BLANKET OF WHITE

 

A soft blanket of white

Hid the land from sight

And despite winters bite

Was a scene of pure delight