Winter fog has wrapped
the land in a cold blanket,
shrouding trees, houses,
the sky in it closed heaviness.

A single bird flies through its
mystery but all around there
is silence, and nothing moves
across the dank hidden ground.

All too soon, the sun will have
its way and the misty blanket
will dissolve in the ether, opening
the land to the limitless blue sky.

 

7/7/2024