village square
beneath the linden tree
mounds of shovelled snow

heavy snowfall
the river slightly darker
than the sky

babbling brook in and out of the woods my stream of consciousness

behind the garden's rickety fence untouched snow

shrinking glacier —
i forgive you
for hurting me

uphill trail
i borrow my breath
from the wind

milk moon
the runt of the litter
finds its teat