Winter’s cold and quiet days—
muted, grey, quick to darken—
hold life in reserve for Spring.

Blue Boundary [Flickr page]
Snow hides the undergrowth,
mostly dead now, just seeds and buds,
coiled springs of dormant genomes, waiting.

Clouds and Contrasts [Flickr page]
Evergreens keep on working, a little,
old needles grasping at furtive light,
biding time until warmth and sun arrives.

Unplowed Driveway [Flickr page]
With it will come the smell of duff and pine,
growth rings fattening under straining bark,
fresh new green bursting from ends of branches.

Looming Trees on a Country Road [Flickr page]
The world still spins and circles,
Spring will come, sap will run,
the ancient turnings will continue.

Red Sky at Night, Photographer’s Delight [Flickr page]
Click on individual images to enlarge, or check out my entire set of these and related photos on Flickr. All are Copyright © 2013-14 Edwin A. Suominen. You may freely use them for non-commercial purposes, with attribution, under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.