winter's near

First Snow in Aspens

Our Share Cropper

He's been planting sunflowers all over the garden, so I guess he deserves one cherry tomato.

First Snow: Cedar Breaks

10-30-2015

First Snow

There's snow on the mountain,
White and cold in the morning light,
A change!
Summer's warm grasp on the world
Has been broken,
And we slip from the sun
Into the gray and cold.
We will remember,
We will long for summer,
As we put on jackets
And bow our heads before the rain,
Wondering at the snow on the mountain,
Marking the end of summer,
On this autumn morning.

Cool, Wet, Quiet

It is quiet this morning,
As the storm settles over us,
Cool, wet, calm, quiet.
There are no dogs barking,
No children playing,
No birds singing,
Just a quiet, cool and calm.
The only sound this morning,
Are these words singing
In my mind.

pinion pine cone