in this bleak
weird winter
vision shifts
i search for red
my foil for sadness
what or who
has collected
these
in anticipation of
slim pickings
a touch of blue and red
wait
the road seems to wait for winter
which is playing games
for sure
vision shifts
wild vine
still has a few
grapes
just blue
almost a full bouquet of the seasons h ere today. the splash of color really does add happiness...we're having 40's and thunderstorms here. BTW, the official growing zones have been changed...most areas are now a half step warmer...I was a 5a now it's either 5b or 6a. Go figure - "yes, george, there is no global warming." cheers to the joy of a few berries.
ReplyDeletehenrietta, red is necessary today.
ReplyDeletewe keep getting everyone else's snow. boy would i like to happen upon some red berries! instead, ive been doing things i dont do often just to mix it up a bit: cooking dinner and cleaning the cat box!
ReplyDeleteif you can figure out how to share that snow...
ReplyDeleteThat red really feeds me today....
ReplyDeleteI love and need red in the winter as well. I use red silk thread for a real cheer up at this time of year. I collected two boxes of red scraps for a quilt I'm planning - all red.
ReplyDeleteYay, red!
the red is wonderful but I love the nest - a hoarder, just like me. treasures all.
ReplyDeletewhat are they - crabapples?
ReplyDeleteval, judy, jean, the red IS so necessary, so helpful.
ReplyDeletejean, you could curl up in this nest!
kaite, no, high bush cranberries. (i believe, i could be wrong)
Mmm...a time of waiting. Contrasts are so visceral.
ReplyDeletefaisal, YES!!!
ReplyDeleteA weird winter indeed V! We are experiencing it in small proportions on our visit here. I have been taking photos of the stark almost bare branches with their fruit or berries still attached - so beautiful and "new" to my eyes. I alsomlove the moments the red berries appear.
ReplyDeleteoh, fiona, i forgot! yes, a new way to read *bleak*.
ReplyDeleteV-I understand that at certain times blue is the new red. B
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