"A few light flakes of snow
Fall in the feeble sun;
Birds sing in the cold"
~Gary Snyder, from, Kyoto: March
waking to deep freeze
after willow dancing warmth
testing my patience
cats wait by window
for sparrows plaintive singing
eyes alert as sun
if they could, they would
dart through window, triumphant
domestic cat blues
reports say we'll get
some strong sun by afternoon
waiting holds the gift
gliding clear across
sage green and cream living room
catching greater light
strong wind and high tides
make sounds, surpassing others
no measuring joy
grace blurts out, as sun
from left field rising chorus
sounds like we're praying
patiently we move
through tall grasses, ducking down
forehead to ground
Kate Lamberg
3/14/13
photo of emma and shasta, and watercolor, by Kate Lamberg~
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