sun betrays stark cold contrast:
frozen ground cover of whitest fluff
punctuated by sharp twigs of
clipped rose bushes gone dormant.
tall dark spruce trees cast
long blue shadows, extending
blackish green branches to catch
powdery crystals on their fingertips.
sturdy garden windmill turns its
spinning head into the chill breeze;
red tail fin…lone colorful feature
of bleak and weathered landscape.
oh, but notice the rabbit trails!
we can follow them over the snow–
little bunny tracks criss-cross the dog’s
wider paw prints through diamonds’ dust,
sparkling with inspiration and adventure.
(inspired by claudia’s prompt at d’Verse but confess that my “inner editor” came out with an eraser !)
a poem in my pocket 
Feb 12, 2014 @ 16:04:00
I sensed the Lord speak into my heart many winters ago –
roses bloom against the snow
I sensed that here!
Feb 13, 2014 @ 02:22:46
Your comment warms me, Karin…he speaks gently and in unexpected places.
Feb 10, 2014 @ 18:03:23
Thanks everyone for stopping to look through my window! I decided to go outside and make my own tracks with snowshoes 🙂
Feb 10, 2014 @ 04:48:29
…wider paw prints through diamonds’ dust… the tracks part was my fav as it’s such a great visual… hmm that sounds like a lovely walk – i wish we had some snow to leave our footmarks..
Feb 10, 2014 @ 01:39:18
This is a beautiful view of a wintery landscape
Feb 09, 2014 @ 23:57:47
You have set a perfect winter scene in your poem.
Feb 09, 2014 @ 23:50:28
I very much enjoyed looking at the view from your window, especially the image if the dark spruce trees and the paws on diamond’s dust.
Feb 09, 2014 @ 23:14:57
I look for the winter tracks to make sure no critters live under our deck. Still, they tell tales and are a form of writing if we can but read it.
Feb 09, 2014 @ 22:28:16
ha. its cool to see all the tracks and wonder what they were doing…maybe having a party….what with all the traffic…i like that little splash of color as well there in the middle….the redtail….
Feb 09, 2014 @ 22:26:19
I love it… so accurately descriptive… Diane